Across from the Silver Gates of the Diocletian Palace is Saint Dominic’s Church; first mentioned in the 13th century, it acquired its current structure in 1682 and was widened at the beginning of the 19th century. See the preserved baroque altars, the painting of the ‘Miracle in Suriano [...]

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Located inside the Diocletian Palace, in the hallway above the Iron Gates, you will find a baroque altar; dubbed a Byzantine icon, it was painted at around the 11th century.  Preserved paintings by the artist Meneghello from 1412 are on show. Its bell tower, built around the year 1100 is the o [...]

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The church is 1.64 meters wide and 10 meters long and it just might be the smallest church in the world. It used to be the passage for watchmen who would secure the entrance into the Diocletian Palace. At the beginning of the 9th century it was turned into a Christian church and consecrated to Saint Martin. Next to the church, there is the monastery of the Dominican nuns. The first nuns arrived to Split in the 14th century and settled next to the church at the Golden Gates. They were called picokare. Today, the nuns take care of the nearby Cathedral of Saint Domnius. [...]

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