page_title: Motovun
section_title: Parish Church of St. Stephen (Sveti Stjepan)
hierarchical_section_title: Motovun / Description / Parish Church of St. Stephen (Sveti Stjepan)
caption_attribution_description: English: Church in Motovun, Istria, Croatia.
context_page_description: Motovun is a village and a municipality in central Istria, Croatia. In ancient times, both Celts and Illyrians built their fortresses at the location of present-day Motovun. The name of the village is also of Celtic origin, derived from word Montona, that means "a town in the hills". The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality; 192 of the residents speak Italian as their mother language. The Parenzana was a narrow gauge railroad that ran from Trieste to Poreč/Parenzo between 1902–1935, passed valley below the town.
context_section_description: The late-Renaissance church of St. Stephen was built right at the beginning of the 17th century according to sketches probably designed by the well-known Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). The church contains several works of art: the marble statues of St. Stephen and St. Laurence by Francesco Bonazzo and the 17th-century painting of the Last Supper over the altar by an unknown Venetian artist. The water cisterns in the square in front of the church date from the 14th and 15th centuries.
caption: The old church in Motovun
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