Cathedral of St. Anastasia, Zadar
- Cathedral of St. Anastasia, Zadar
The Cathedral of St. Anastasia ( _hr. Katedrala sv. Stošije) is a
Roman Catholic cathedral inZadar ,Croatia . It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Zadar.Today's cathedral was built in the Romanesque style. It is the largest church in all of Dalmatia (the coastal region of
Croatia ). The church's origins date back to a Christianbasilica built in the 4th and5th century , while much of today's building was constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries.History
The first known bishop in Zadar was Felix - he attended two church councils, the first in
Aquileia in 381 and the second inMilan in390 . The basilica's original patron wasSt. Peter . During the time of bishop Donatus, the diocese received the ashes ofSt. Anastasia ofSyrmia from EmperorNikephoros I , whom the cathedral took as patron. Donatus commissioned asarcophagus for the remains, which are still held in the cathedral.During the
siege of Zadar by the Venetians andCrusaders in1202 , the cathedral was heavily damaged. For the entire12th century the building was under repair. Over the cathedrals history, two popes have made personal visits.Pope Alexander III arrived in 1177 and visited the cathedral as well as St. Anastasia's sarcophagus.Pope John Paul II came to the cathedral onJune 9th ,2003 on one of his last international visits.
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