Church of St. Francis Xavier at Vesela Gora

Diplomsko delo obravnava okoliščine nastanka, stavbno zgodovino in arhitekturno opredelitev podružnične cerkve sv. Frančiška Ksaverija na Veseli Gori pri Šentrupertu na Dolenjskem. Cerkev je bila v celoti dograjena v začetku 18. stoletja in je predstavljala pomembno romarsko središče na slovenskem ozemlju. Danes je cerkev le še podružnica v šentruperški župniji in nima več tako aktivnega romarskega delovanja, kljub temu pa s svojo prisotnostjo še vedno predstavlja pomembno kulturno lokacijo v lokalnem okolju. Namen diplomskega dela je celostna obravnava spomenika, njegove zgodovine in arhitekturne zasnove. Temeljni poudarek raziskave je tipološka analiza centralnih cerkvenih zgradb v slovenskem kulturnem prostoru in raziskovanje arhitekturnih vplivov, ki so povezani s cerkvijo na Veseli Gori. Raziskava temelji na študiju že obstoječe literature v kombinaciji z delom na terenu.The thesis deals with the building history and architectural characterization of the succursal church of st. francis Xavier in Vesela Gora near Šentrupert. The Church was completed in the early 18th century and was an important pilgrimage centre in the Slovene territory. Today it serves as a succursal church to the Šentrupert Parrish and it is not as active of a pilgrimage site as it once was. Nonetheless, it still holds its significance in the local cultural life. The purpose of this thesis is to fully discuss and present the cultural monument, its history and architectural design. The main emphasis of this research is the typological analysis of central sacral architectures in the Slovene cultural territory. Also the research into the architectural influences that are connected with the church at Vesela Gora. The research was based on existing literature in combination with fieldwork