Godešič (; in older sources also ''Godešiče'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62. ) is a village on the right bank of the Sora River in the

Municipality of Škofja Loka The Municipality of Škofja Loka (; ) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Škofja Loka. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former lar ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

region of

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Name

Godešič was attested in written sources in 1022–1023 as ''Niusazinhun'', and later as ''Nivsaze'' (1160), ''Niuznsaezze'' (1214), and ''Nivsaez'' (1291). The modern Slovene name—originally plural, ''*Godešiči''—is a patronymic derived from the

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

''*Godešь'', probably referring to an early settler of the village.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...

and is Romanesque in its origins based on archaeological evidence of an apse found when the floor of the current church was being renovated. At the end of the 14th century a Gothic church was built on the site; a painted east facade, dated to c. 1400, survives. The church was expanded in 1852. Inside, 16th-century

fresco Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...

s by

Jernej of Loka Jernej of Loka (Bartholomew) was a 16th-century Painting, painter active in the Škofja Loka area, from which his epithet is also derived. He is known to have painted the frescoes in a number of other churches throughout the Upper Carniola region a ...

survive in the

sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

Glagolitic inscriptions

There is a

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 ...

inscription with the date 1400 written in mixed Latin script and Glagolitic at Saint Nicholas's church. It is one of the more recent Glagolitic inscriptions to be discovered and also one of the northernmost. Another Glagolitic inscription at the church is to the right of the door, engraved by Petar of Buže. In the inscription, ⰕⰑ (''TO'') is written as a

ligature Ligature may refer to: Language * Ligature (writing), a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol (typography and calligraphy) * Ligature (grammar), a morpheme that links two words Medicine * Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture us ...

. It was first published by Branko Fučić in 1982.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Godešič include: *

Anton Hafner Anton Hafner (2 June 1918 − 17 October 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviation, military aviator during World War II and a fighter ace credited with 204 enemy aircraft shot down in 795 combat missions. The majority of his victories were ...

(1887–1918), soldier and leader of the Judenburg Rebellion *

Anja Čarman Anja Čarman (born March 22, 1985) is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Anja is an alumnus of swimming powerhouse The Bolles School The Bolles ...

(born 1985), Slovene swimmer, multiple European swimming championships medalist

References

External links

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Godešič on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka {{ŠkofjaLoka-geo-stub