The Archdiocese of Zadar ( hr, Zadarska nadbiskupija; la, Archidioecesis Iadrensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The diocese was established in the 3rd Century AD and was made an archdiocese by the

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in 1154. Today, it is not part of any

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of Croatia but is only Croatian archdiocese subjected directly to the

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History

Zadar (modern

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) has been a

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since AD 381 and, since 1146, an

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placed the archdiocese of Zara under the jurisdiction of the

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. In one of his letters

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names St. Donatus as patron of

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, Zadar's former name. Archaeologists find in Zadar many traces of ecclesiastical sculpture with German characteristics dating from the migration of the

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. Zadar was the capital of

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Dalmatia, but an example of

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is also found there, indicating that Zadar may once have belonged to the

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and possibly explaining a visit of Bishop Donatus to

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. Since Zadar belonged to

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, the bishops of

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had exercised patriarchal jurisdiction over it. In 1276 Patriarch Ægidius summoned Archbishop John with his suffragans to the

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where they were, however, represented by deputies. Archbishop Nicholas III of Zadar was present at the synod convened by Cardinal Guido of Santa Cecilia at

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in 1350. Twenty constitutions were published, chiefly against the civil life of the clergy and the power of the laity as used against the clergy and church property. Worthy of high respect was Ægidius of Viterbo who governed the archdiocese for two years. In the first session of the

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he said: "''Homines per sacra immutari fas est non sacra perhomines''" ("Man must be changed by what is holy, not what is holy by man"). He also addressed the following words to the warlike

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, who sought to increase the possessions of the Church: Archbishop Godeassi attended the Synod of Vienna in 1849.

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Pietro Doimo Maupas was present at the

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Ordinaries

Deaneries and parishes

Gallery

Zadar 2011 06.jpg,

Church of St. Donatus The Church of St. Donatus ( hr, 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 forum (Roman), Roman ...

and Archbishops palace (orange building) Kathedrale St. Anastasia.jpg, St. Anastasia Cathedral SVMarija04.jpg, Benedictine monastery of St. Mary Church of St. Simon in Zadar.jpg, St. Simeon's Church St Dominic's Church Zadar 02.jpg, St Dominic's Church Crkva Gospe od Zdravlja Zadar.JPG, Church of Our Lady of Health Samostan sv. Franje, Zadar -jug.jpg,

Monastery of St. Francis Assisi (Zadar) The Monastery of St. Francis Assisi ( hr, Samostan sv. Franje Asiškog) in Zadar is a Roman Catholic Franciscan monastery dating back to the 13th century. The monastery is held by the Franciscan Province of Dalmatia, Franciscan Province of Saint J ...

St Andrew's and St Peter the Elder's Zadar.jpg, Church of St Andrew's and St Peter the Elder's Chapel of St Demetrius Zadar.jpg, Chapel of St Demetrius Zadar Seminary.jpg, Archdiocesan seminary Gospe Loretske church, Croatia.jpg, Church of Our Lady of Loreto in Arbanasi St Chrysogonus' Church Zadar.jpg, Church of St. Grisogono Croatia, Nin, church.JPG, Church of the Holy Cross in Nin Church of St. Nicholas in Nin.JPG, Church of St. Nicholas in Nin

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Zadar Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serv ...