Church of St. Donatus
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The Church of St. Donatus (Croatian: Crkva sv. Donata) is a church located in Zadar, Croatia. Its name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum.[2]
Originally named Church of the
History
The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat
The circular church, formerly domed, is 27 m high and is characterised by simplicity and technical primitivism. It has three radially situated apses and an ambulatory around the central area, surmounted by circular gallery. The circular shape is typical of the early medieval age in Dalmatia.[1] It was built on the Roman forum, and materials from buildings in the latter were used in its construction.[7] Among the fragments which are built into the foundations it is still possible to distinguish the remains of a sacrificial altar on which is written IVNONI AVGUSTE IIOVI AVGUSTO.[5]
The use of the church has varied during its lifetime; during the rule of the
Gallery
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Roman temple ruins used in the foundation
See also
- Architecture of Croatia
- Church of Holy Salvation
- Church of Holy Cross in Nin
- Pre-Romanesque art and architecture
References
- ^ a b PlanetWare.com - Church of Saint Donat
- ^ (in Croatian) Arheološki Muzej Zadar - Sveti Donat
- ^ Essential Zadar Archived 2007-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, inyourpocket.com; accessed 31 July 2018.
- ^ (in Croatian) Crkva sv. Donat Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, izaberi.hr; accessed 31 July 2018.(in Croatian)
- ^ ISBN 953-178-097-8.
- OCLC 112865.
- ISBN 978-0-313-35117-4.
- ^ Official site of the Donat musical evenings, donat-festival.com; accessed 31 July 2018.
Sources
- Jadranka Damjanov, Likovna umjetnost 1, Školska knjiga, ISBN 953-0-20109-5
- Radovan Ivančević, Treso r Artistique de la Croatie, Jugoslovenska revija, Motovun, 1986.
- Antun Karaman, Opća povijest umjetnosti, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2004; ISBN 953-0-21319-0
Further reading
- "The First Croatian State". culturenet.hr. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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