OLD CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL

The old church of St. Michael the Archangel is a graveyard church today. It has a rectangular apse. In 1718 archbishop Cupilli wrote that the church was 9 cubits long and 6 cubits wide, and it has a semi-circle apse. Today’s dimensions are larger. It is 7.70 meters long and 5 meters wide, while the dimensions of a rectangular apse are 4.30 x 4.30 meters. The church was later consecrated. A bell gable with three bells was built in 1830. At the same time, a covered narthex with a cup and two doors was added. Later on, the narthex was removed. The sanctuary is barrel-vaulted, and in the boat of the church there is a Gothic style ceiling. The old altar was removed, while a new stone one was built. In 1718 the archbishop Cupilli stated that there were also two lateral altars in the church: one of St. John the Baptist and other of St. George, and he added that the church was “built again”. The church was damaged during the Ottoman rule. It is unknown when it was rebuilt and how old the previous church was. Moreover, he added that there was another church in Konjsko. The archbishop wrote: “Close to a cavalry camp there was a church which fiery flames turned to dust and ashes.” Nothing is known about this church.