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'''Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Roch's Church''' ({{langx|sl|Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja in Roka}}) is a [[Catholic]] church in the [[Sava (Jesenice)|Sava]] neighborhood of the town of [[Jesenice, Jesenice|Jesenice]], in the [[Upper Carniola]] region of [[Slovenia]].
Originally dedicated only to the [[Assumption of Mary|Assumption of the Virgin]], the church was built by the ironworks owners Julius and Orfeus Bucelleni. It is the first example of [[Jesuit]] architecture in Slovenia. The [[nave]], with a plaque dated 1606, still preserves its original features. The [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] was expanded and raised in the late 17th century. Three altar pieces painted by the [[Venice|Venetian]] artist [[Nicola Grassi]] from the church (The Assumption of the Virgin, Mary of the [[Rosary]] with [[Saint Dominic]] and [[Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis]],<ref>[http://www.ng-slo.si/en/default.asp?id=269&prikaz=umetnina&ust=65 National Gallery of Slovenia site (in English) with image of Grassi's painting]</ref> [[Anthony the Great|Saint Anthony of the Desert]] with an unknown early Christian [[martyr]]) were all restored in 1961 and again in 1992. There are several other oil paintings in the church.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.gornjesavskimuzej.si Jesenice museum site (in Slovene)]
* [http://www.jesenice.si Jesenice municipality site (in Slovene)]
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[[Category:Jesenice, Jesenice]]
[[Category:17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Slovenia]]