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Church of the Holy Spirit

On the road from the church of St. John the Baptist on Lake Bohinj is the baroque Church of the Holy Spirit, which was built in the middle of the 18th century on a gentle rise and surrounded by a wall. The roof of the church has the camelback form which is characteristic of many 18th century Slovenian churches. The main door is dated 1743, the bell tower 1744. On the north side of the exterior of the presbytery is a fresco of St. Christopher which was painted by the painter Matija Koželj from Kamnik who signed in the lower right hand corner with his monogram MK 1885. There is a porch in front of the main entrance. The vaults of the presbytery and of the nave have stucco ornaments at the edges. In the middle of the vault of the nave is the monogram of the Virgin, in the middle of the presbytery vault that of Christ. The small round bosses are a distant memory of earlier Gothic bosses. Dedicatory crosses in the baroque style are painted on the walls of the nave. On the left lateral altar is a picture of St. Francis Xavier with Koželj's signature, M. Koželj / 1885, on the right lateral altar there is St. John Nepomuk with the same painter'ss monogram at the lower right: MK 1885. The pulpit is 18th century folk art. Of particular interest is the 19th century crystal chandelier in the nave, whoose shape, size and state of preservation are very rare.



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