Saint Domnius’ Cathedral

About this audio guide

This guide to Saint Domnius' Cathedral in Split follows two intertwined lives: Emperor Diocletian, who built this octagonal chamber as his own mausoleum and once ordered the empire's last great persecution of Christians, and Domnius, the bishop of nearby Salona he had executed in three hundred four. You'll hear how Diocletian spent his final years here, and what refugees fleeing a burning Salona carried with them centuries later when they broke through these gates. Look up at the granite columns his own masons raised for a different god entirely.