page_title: Katarija
section_title: Church
hierarchical_section_title: Katarija / Church
caption_attribution_description: English: Church in Katarija, Municipality of Moravče, Slovenia
context_page_description: Katarija is a settlement in the hills south of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Moravče in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. In addition to the main settlement, it includes the hamlets of Vrh Svetega Miklavža and Grmače.
context_section_description: The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Moravče. It dates to the mid-15th century. Saint Nicholas was the patron of boatmen on the Sava River. It was referred to as the "Guardian of the Upper Sava" (Slovene: čuvar zgornje Save) because the boatmen believed that they were protected as long as they had the church in their sight. The church is vaulted, with a rectangular nave and a shallow chancel. Tradition states that the church was built to replace an older church that stood in Velika Vas but was burned by Ottoman forces. A less accessible location was selected for the new church, at a site where a pagan temple formerly stood. The remains of a fortified wall surround the church, and the building has frescoes dating from the 15th and 16th centuries that have been whitewashed over. The main altar features a painting by Franz Götzl and the side altars have Baroque paintings.
caption: Saint Nicholas' Church
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