Cathedral of Saint Domnius
| Cathedral of Saint Domnius | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split | ||
Style Ancient/Romanesque | | |
| Years built | 4th century | |
| Clergy | ||
| Archbishop | Zdenko Križić | |
 |
| Part of a series on the |
| Catholic Church in Croatia |
|---|
 |
|
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius (
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century). The structure itself, built in AD 305 as the Mausoleum of Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral.[1][2]
Name
The cathedral was named after
Architecture
The Cathedral of St. Domnius is composed of three different sections of different ages. The main part is Emperor Diocletian's mausoleum, which dates from the end of the 3rd century. The mausoleum was built like the rest of the palace with white local limestone and marble of high quality, most of which was from marble quarries on the island of Brač, with tuff taken from the nearby river Jadro beds, and with brick made in Salonitan and other factories.
Later, in the 17th century a choir was added to the eastern side of the mausoleum. For that purpose the eastern wall of the mausoleum was torn down in order to unify the two chambers.[3]
The
One of the best examples of Romanesque sculpture in Croatia, are the wooden doors on Cathedral of St. Domnius. They were made by the
Treasury
On the first floor of the sacristy is the
Other treasures include
See also
References
- ^ Papa u Splitu i Solinu – kolijevci hrvatskog kršćanstva i državnosti (in Croatian)
- ^ Najstarija katedrala na svijetu (in Croatian)
- ISBN 0-415-91827-8
- ^ Kampanel St. Domnius Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- ISBN 953-178-097-8
External links
- Grad Split Official Split web page (in Croatian)
- Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija Official Archdiocese web page (in Croatian)
| Geography |  | |
|---|---|---|
| History | ||
| Landmarks |
| |
| Sports venues | ||
| Sports clubs | ||
| Education | ||
| Transportation | ||
| People | ||
| Administrative divisions | ||
|  | |
| ||
| Zadar |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Šibenik-Knin | ||
| Split-Dalmatia |
| |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
Islands | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
