The Cathedral of Svetog Vida, or the baroque St. Vitus Cathedral is the main temple of the Archdiocese of Rijeka. The first church in this place was erected in the 12th century. The current shape of the great rotunda was given to the building in 1638-1742, when it was rebuilt, modeled on the church of Santa Maria della Saluta in Venice. The most valuable monument of the temple is a Gothic crucifix dating from the 13th century in the main altar.
The interior of the church is dominated by massive pillars that support the arched vaults of the chapels. The altars made of colorful marble, with rich sculptural ornaments and numerous statues of saints, are the work of Italian Baroque stone masters - Leonardo Pacassi Pasquale Lazzarini and Antonio Michelazzi.
Legend has it that in 1296 a certain Petar Loncaric, in an attack of great anger, threw a stone at the crucifix in the main altar. Blood dripped from Christ's body and was collected into an ampoule. Since then, there has been a cult of the miraculous crucifix in Rijeka.
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