The Church of St Blaise is one of the most beautiful sacral buildings in Dubrovnik. The Church in Dubrovnik Old Town is also known as Crkva Svetog Vlaha. It is a Baroque church built between 1706 and 1714 on the site of a 14th-century Romanesque church damaged in the 1667 earthquake. The church has a wide staircase and terrace that is a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. In the interior of the church, there are various art objects on display some of them saved from the damaged church.
The most popular display is a statue of the Sveti Vlaho from the 15th century, holding a model of the Dubrovnik town.Feast of St. Blaise is a festival held on 3rd of February each year in honour Saint Blaise (Sveti Vlaho) the city’s patron saint. The festival includes a procession, parade and numerous street celebrations.
