Bukovščica (; previously ''Klemen'' or ''Sveti Klemen'', german: Sankt Clementis
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.]) is a village in the
Municipality of Škofja Loka in the
Upper Carniola region of
Slovenia.
Church
The local church is dedicated to
Saint Clement. Its rectangular nave indicates
Romanesque origins, but the church was rebuilt several times. There is a
fresco
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of
Saint Christopher
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on the south wall of the
sanctuary painted by Janez Gosar (1830–1887). Some of the frescoes were painted by
Jernej of Loka. The main
altar dates to 1851 and the
Stations of the Cross
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are by
Leopold Layer
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* Leopold (given name)
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.
Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007
References
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Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
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