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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin
Across the square from the Rector's Palace is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin . The church was built on the site of a 7th-century basilica that was enlarged in the 12th century, supposedly as the result of a gift from England's King Richard I, the Lionheart, who was saved from a shipwreck in the nearby island of Lokrum. Soon after the earlier cathedral was destroyed in the 1667 earthquake, work began on this new cathedral, which was finished in 1713 in a purely baroque style.
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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Treasury
The treasury contains relics of St Blaise as well as 138 gold and silver reliquaries largely made in the workshops of Dubrovnik's goldsmiths between the 11th and 17th centuries. Among a number of religious paintings, the most striking is the polyptych of the Assumption of the Virgin, made in Titian's workshop.
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Dubrovnik Synagogue
This city's 15th-century synagogue is the oldest Sephardic and the second-oldest synagogue in Europe.
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St Blaise's Church
The imposing St Blaise's Church was built in 1715 to replace an earlier church destroyed in the earthquake. Constructed in a baroque style following the church of St Mauritius in Venice, the ornate exterior contrasts strongly with the sober residences surrounding it. The interior is notable for its marble altars and a 15th-century silver gilt statue of St Blaise who is holding a scale model of pre-earthquake Dubrovnik.
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St Ignatius Church
St Ignatius was built in the same style as the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and completed in 1725. Inside are frescoes displaying scenes from the life of St Ignatius, founder of the Jesuit society.
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St Saviour Church
The lovely St Saviour Church was built between 1520 and 1528 and was one of the few buildings to have survived the earthquake of 1667. It's open for occasional exhibitions and concerts.
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