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Churches

When you look into it, you could be forgiven for thinking that all the people of Zadar have done through the centuries is build churches. Looking at this gives you a good idea of exactly how long the city has been standing, and how rich that life has been. Here are the main highlights. Note: churches are normally only open for Mass - each has its own timetable. All churches expect you to cover up: short shorts and tiny tops will not only raise eyebrows, but you may be handed a cover-up or refused admittance.

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Church of Our Lady of Health
In the green park by Three Wells Square (see Essential Zadar ) is the little orange Church of Our Lady of Health, one of the city's best-loved churches. It lies in the quiet old neighbourhood of Kampo Kaštelo. Built in 1703 on the site of two much older churches, it contains a copy of a famous [...]



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Church of St Mary “de Pusterla” Stomorica
The foundations of this tiny Early Christian church (11th Century) were found in 1880 near Hotel Zagreb on the northern edge of the peninsula, and uncovered in the '60s. The floor plan of the church is fascinating: the five semicircular apses (typical of early Dalmatian church architecture) and the [...]



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St Andrew's and St Peter the Elder's
On the corner of Ulica Dalmatinskog Sabora and Ulica Hrvoja Vukčića Hrvatinića (near the market), the simple frontage of St Andrew's has an unremarkable 17th century facade, but other parts date back to the 5th and 6th centuries. Through the apse you enter the very unusua [...]



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St Dimitri's Church
St Dimitri's is an unusual example of Neo-Classical architecture in Dalmatia. It was completed in 1906 by Viennese architect Karl Susan, and has an unusual central cupola. It was part of an educational complex, and two of the buildings now house the Historical Archives (see The Research Library and [...]



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St Dominic's Church
This former church building has had an interesting past. Consecrated in 1280, it belonged to a Dominican monastery who founded the first university in Croatia there (1396). When Napoleon took Zadar in 1805, he abolished the Dominican order, turned the church into a barracks, and shut down the unive [...]



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St Elias's Church
The city's Orthodox church was originally used by Greek merchants and sailors, later serving the city's Serbian community. It stands just behind the Forum, and since this area is undergoing extensive renovation, you can't access the church at the moment. It was built in the late Baroque style at th [...]



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St Francis's Church & Franciscan Monastery
Consecrated in 1280, Saint Francis's is the oldest Gothic church in Dalmatia, also displaying fine Renaissance and Baroque work, and containing some very important artworks. The church was the venue for the signing of the Zadar peace treaty of 1358, when the Venetians ended centuries of attacks on [...]



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Trg sv.Frane 1

tel. (+385-23) 25 04 68

Open 07:00 - 12:00, 17:00 - 21:00.
St Chrysogonus' Church
St Chrysogonus' Church
A beautifully preserved little Romanesque church, consecrated in 1175, originally belonging to a Benedictine monastery that once stood nearby. The front is quite simple, while on the sides are delightful barley-sugar twist columns, and to the rear three semicircular apses, the central one decorated [...]



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St Laurence's Church
The remains of this pre-Romanesque church (11th century) are the oldest part of Narodni trg, and are reached through the premises of Cafe Lovro on the square. It's small and simple, but architecturally rich. [...]



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St Mary's Church
Founded in 1066 by a Zadar noblewoman, and belonging to a closed order of Benedictine nuns, the church was fundamentally rebuilt during the 16th century in the Renaissance spirit, but retains its Dalmatian aspect with its rounded gables. It has a fine Baroque interior with remnants of early Romanes [...]



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Trg opatice Čike 1

St Michael's Church
On the corner of Ulica Špire Brusine and Ulica Mihe Klaica is the simple and charming Gothic frontage of St Michael's, once part of a Franciscan monastery. A relief on the portal shows St Michael flanked by St Anastasia and St Chrysogonus. The present church was built in 1389 and added to in t [...]



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St Nediljice's Church
An early Croatian church, a reconstruction of its remains are displayed in the Permanent Exhibition of Religious Art (see The Silver and Gold of the City of Zadar). [...]



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St Nicholas's Church
The remains, built in a combination of Gothic and late Baroque styles and dating back as far as the 13th century, are close to St Francis'. Remnants of a Romanesque belltower lie in the courtyard. There are current attempts to save it from the ravages of history – Napoleon's armies converted [...]



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St Simeon's Church
East of Narodni trg is the church named after the most popular patron saint of Zadar. First built in the 5th century, it has undergone alterations until as recently as 1980, and some find the terracotta and white exterior disappointing in comparison with the other churches. But it has a pleasant Me [...]



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Trg Petra Zoranića 7

tel. (+385-23) 21 17 05

St Thomas's Church
The remains of this Early Christian church (late 5th century) on the corner of St Chrysongonus' Square and Ulica Šimuna Kožičića Benje, were knocked down in 1822 to make way for a school, rediscovered in 1969, and the frontage was restored, now forming the facade of [...]



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