The Church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy is an old medieval church, located on Perila at the northern entrance to Funtana. The local cemetery was situated next to it until the beginning of the 20th century.
Experts believe that the church might have more than a thousand years, as indicated by the traces found in a recent research and restoration. The core is probably Romanesque, maybe older, but during the next centuries it was rebuilt several times. The new facade was also built, and inside the church votive graffiti of Venetian boats were found – boat drawings the sailors scratched in the walls, praying the Virgin for safe navigation or as a token of gratitude for the covenant she fulfilled.
The interior includes tombs of the 17th and 18th century. The church was rebuilt in 1998.
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