church of st. luke

This church is right on the square and across from the newer, much larger and flashier one. I like this one more. It's more intimate and just seems more peaceful. I love the square for all the various architectural styles you can see at once!

One of the oldest churches in town, built in 1195. It was originally a Catholic church but from the mid 17th century was handed over to the Orthodox community. The catholics managed to retain their altar beside the orthodox one and the two have coexisted ever since. This little church sits in what is known as Church Square. It is often locked, if this is the case when you visit, you can always pop into St Nicholas Church nearby.

This is the smaller but older church in the same square as St. Nikola Church. It was very small but worth a quick look. Some may not like the fragrance from the candles (or incense) burning.

Serbian Orthodox church St. Luke's Kotor Montenegro. The Church of St. Luke, the main feature of St. Luke's square, is a late 12th century church with Romanesque and Byzantine elements. This well-preserved church has two alters - one for Orthodox use and one for Catholic use. Only fragments of the original interior frescoes remain.

This is a very small church. The archetecture is very nice and medevil. the inside has some nice things to see. Worth a quick look.

Enjoyed seeing this small church tucked away in one of the town squares. Very pleasant viewing the eastern orthodox icons.

Small, cool, and very much worth it while walking around Kotor. A nice find, without most of the cruise ship tourists you get around some parts of Kotor.

This medieval church situated in heart of old city has it's own charm that is seen in the color and texture of materials of which it has been made of. Lovely guidance made this visit perfect

Was a nice quick visit...enjoyed it. I liked the cool interior and did not like all the tourist from the cruise ships.

I know the guide books said St. Luke's was small, but I was shocked to see how small. It really consists of just one tiny room inside and outside it hardly fills a corner of the square. Nevertheless, it is beautiful in its simplicity. And really ironic that this was one of the few buildings to survive the most recent earthquake.

Little church that seems beautiful but you must pay to enter and visit. I do not like going into churches and feel pressured to give money, so I limited myself to peek inside. Which is very sad. It would be much more interesting if the priest's attitude was different. It's preferable to let each one decide whether to give money to church or not.

i was really excited to find this church because of a note on cruisecritic.com that says it is noted for having two altars, one for the the Eastern Orthodox Church and another for the Roman Catholic Church and that this shows the religious tolerance there. False. There is an Eastern altar and then a blank wall where, apparently, there was a Catholic altar 500years ago when it was torn down. Compliments for having had two altars, but boo to all the resources claiming it's still there (sadly also the staff of Holland America cruise lines claimed there were these two altars, causing me to seek out the church.)Then there's the hustling priest mentioned in this last review as well. We had befriended some other local man well enough to translate for us to ask the priest about the 2nd altar (it was apparent there was only one). Then the priest showed us that he had Saint Luke's bone and was very clear that we should leave a donation there. So i reached into my pocket, pulled out all the change there and put it there near the Apostle's relic. What came out was 50cents in Euros and two American quarters. The priest picks up the two quarter begins speaking unhappily and then says "banks" is points down with his thumb and throws the quarters down in what appeared to be disgust. i would have taken the quarters back but we had lost the attention of our translator by this time and not being able to give a zinger back to him made getting the change back not worth it.In the photo attached you can see the (beautiful) Eastern altar on the left, the blank wall where the Roman Catholic altar was on the right and in the middle you can see the priest helping some other man get some money out of his wallet for himself.

When I approached this church, the priest was in the door beckoning. He was so proud to show me his tiny serbian orthodox church, and I was afraid at first, since I thought I might feel obligated to pay or stay or who knows what? He was sweet and insisted on taking my picture inside and showing me this little source of pride and joy that he runs. I asked him (he spoke no English but my "sign language" worked fine) if I could buy a cute little box on his shelf which was the only box of any kind in the church. It was sort of beat up but I wanted to remember this sweet kind man. He sold it to me for five euro, and gave me some kind of prayer papers - not sure - but they were pretty. I have attached a picture, check it out.

Fica localizada dentro da cidade antiga. Ela é bastante charmosa e sempre está cheia de turistas tirando fotos.

Es una iglesia minúscula, del tamaño de un ambiente. Pero está inmersa en una plaza fantástica, muy pero muy linda. Está de paso, paseando por Kotor.