St. Peter's Church (Slovene: Cerkev Sv. Petra or Šentpetrska cerkev) is a Roman Catholic church in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is one of the oldest churches in Ljubljana, having originally been built in the Middle Ages near the city walls. It was the former parish church of Ljubljana, and is the current of Ljubljana-St. Peter parish.[1]
The current building dates to 1730, when the old church was torn down and replaced by the Italian architect Giovanni Fusconi in a mixture of Late Baroque and Neoclassical style.[1]
After the Ljubljana earthquake of 1895, the church was renovated in a Neo-baroque style. This renovation was strongly criticised for its supposed low quality, and was followed by another, done between 1938 and 1940. The façade was completely remodeled by the Slovenian architect Ivan Vurnik, while his wife Helena Vurnik contributed new interior decorations and mosaics. The church's ceiling frescoes are the work of baroque painter Fran Jelovšek; altar paintings are by Valentin Metzinger.[2]
The church stands at the end of the Trubar street, on Croatia Square (Slovene: Hrvatski trg). The street was once known as St. Peter Street until after the Second World War, when it was renamed after the Slovenian Protestant preacher and reformer Primož Trubar. It is adjacent to the Ljubljana Medical Center.
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