CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

The church of St. John the Baptist in Nisko was once an old Christian basilica. It has been explored and the findings have been preserved in the collection of a monastery in Sinj. In the 18th century a small church was built and all that has remained to this day is the foundation on the cemetery and a kind of a tombstone (“stećak” in Croatian) with a decoration that served as an altar. A silver crucifix that is used in processions (from the 18th century) and a copper “ghastly” crucifix (also from the 18th century) are from the church to boot.
A new church, a simple one with an apse, was constructed in 1912. It was renovated in 1935 and in 1962, while in 2000 the renovation was quite detailed: a concrete isolation was added, the roof was changed, and the interior was redecorated. On the façade there is a bell gable with three bells. The interior of the church was decorated by JulijeŠvabe in 1935. He painted St. Cyril and St. Methodius on the triumphal arch and on a wooden ceiling, which does not exist today, St. John the Baptist and four evangelists. The same artist built a large plaster altar. There is an altar of Madonna of Carmel in the boat. Also, there is air conditioning in the church, and it is illuminated with four spotlights.