Beli is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. It is located on the island of
Cres
Cres is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, Krk island or from the Istrian peninsula (line Brestova-Porozina).
With an area of ,
Cres has the same si ...
.
Architecture
The ''Sv. Prikazanja Gospodinova'' church (), dedicated to the
Presentation of the Lord, serves as the parish church. It was built on the site of an older
Romanesque church, dated to the beginning of the 12th century. The final adaptation of the
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
of the new church took place in the 18th century.
A church dedicated to
Saint Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
() is on the square opposite the parish church.
The ''Sv. Antuna opata'' cemetery church (), dedicated to Saint
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great (; ; ; ; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as , by various epithets: , , , , , and . For his importance among t ...
, is to the north of the old town. It is a 16th century
Gothic built for the local
confraternity
A confraternity (; ) is generally a Christian voluntary association of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy. They are most common among Catholics, Lu ...
, which renovated it in 1584. There are no traces of frescoes.
A church dedicated to
Saint John the Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...
() is at the edge of a
polje
A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5–400 km2 (2–154 sq mi). The name derives from the Slavic languages, ...
on the mountain above Beli.
History
There are traces of a 9th/10th century church in the stones of the town lodge.
In 1584, the local Saint Anthony confraternity renovated their ''Sv. Antuna opata'' church, as recorded in the confraternity's
Glagolitic
The Glagolitic script ( , , ''glagolitsa'') is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed that it was created in the 9th century for the purpose of translating liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic by Saints Cyril and Methodi ...
register
Gallery
Beli Cres.JPG, Skyline (daytime)
Beli.JPG, Skyline (sunrise)
Beli (Cres) Port and Beach view from the road.jpg, Port
Beli - rimsky mostek pro ovce pres skalni prurvu.jpg, Bridge
Beli-mestsky dum z poc.19.stoleti.jpg, Early 19th century house
Beli - uzky pruchod mezi domy.jpg, Skybridge entryway
Beli - pruchod a drevene korytko.jpg, Passage
Beli - ulicka.jpg, Stepped street
Beli -mestecko na V pobrezi Cresu, namesticko.jpg, Tree skirt
Beli-Cres.jpg, Linden tree
References
Further reading
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External links
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Cres
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