Godešič


Godešič is a village on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Godešič was attested in written sources in 1022–1023 as Niusazinhun, and later as Nivsaze, Niuznsaezze, and Nivsaez. The modern Slovene name—originally plural, *Godešiči—is a patronymic derived from the hypocorism *Godešь, probably referring to an early settler of the village.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and is Romanesque in its origins based on archaeological evidence of an apse found when the floor of the current church was being renovated. At the end of the 14th century a Gothic church was built on the site; a painted east facade, dated to c. 1400, survives. The church was expanded in 1852. Inside, 16th-century frescos by Jernej of Loka survive in the sanctuary.

Glagolitic inscriptions

There is a Glagolitic inscription with the date 1400 written in mixed Latin script and Glagolitic at Saint Nicholas's church. It is one of the more recent Glagolitic inscriptions to be discovered and also one of the northernmost.
Another Glagolitic inscription at the church is to the right of the door, engraved by Petar of Buže.
In the inscription, ⰕⰑ is written as a ligature. It was first published by Branko Fučić in 1982.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Godešič include: