Parish Church of St. Blaise

Construction of the parish church began in 1876. The cornerstone was blessed by the senior priest of the area, Rev. Mato Štuk, the parish priest of Orebić. Earlier, on the same location was a small church of St. John, and even earlier, a small chapel of St. Nicholas. Dedication of the new church building was celebrated 1-5-1878.

The truly imposing church, constructed in Gothic style, was built by the local builder

Nikola Bjelovučić, (son of Stjepan Bjelovučić), under the administration of the Mayor of Janjina, Captain Vlaho Jasprica. The people of Janjina bought the church’s main altar in Split, in 1892, from the workshop of Pavao Bilinić.

The church’s pipe organ was purchased in 1909, from the firm called Rieger. The present bells date from the year 1921, as the ones from 1878 were taken by the Austrian authorities, during the First World War. In 1929, the top (pyramid-shaped) part of the bell tower, was rebuilt with limestone brought from the neighbouring island of Korčula. The original top of the tower was a timber construction and by 1929 it needed replacement.