SIGHTS
The St. Joseph`s church in the Soča village



The little church in the village of Soča was built as early as 1718 and was consecrated in 1823. Additional construction was completed in 1893. In 1944 it was entirely redesigned and repainted by Tone Kralj. He applied oil paints with some amount of pure bee`s wax on old plaster, marble slabs, wood and canvas. With symbols he modernized in his particular way Biblical scenes. This is particularly evident in the Way of the Cross and the struggle of Archangel Michael with Satan, where the foes of the civilisation (Hitler and Mussolini) are depicted as God`s foes. The interior of the church was designed by the painter in the colors of the Slovene flag and on the walls, save for the apostles and evangelists, he placed Slovene saints.

• built in 1718, consecrated in 1823;
• in 1944 it was entirely painted by tone kralj;
• the artist designed the inside of the church in colours of the slovenian flag and he painted slovenian saints on the wall.