Romanesque Church in Virovitica

Archaeological excavation near the foundation of the baroque church of St. The Rock in Virovitica in 2012. revealed the stone foundation that belongs to the church of St. Mary from 13th century. Romanesque capitals incorporated into today's baroque church originate from this church which was known in written sources. The finding of silver money, slavonski banovac, dates this site to the second half of the 13th century.Some finds, such as the bronze S-loop, point to the period of the early Middle Ages.The stone foundation is the easternmost part of the Romanesque church, which probably belonged to the apse of the square shape.The church board lies below today and is unavailable for exploration.

Keywords: romanesque church, coin- slavonski banovac, medieval Virovitica, S-loop.