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Domnius | |
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 Saint Domnius holding the city of Split | |
| Bishop and Martyr | |
| Born | 3rd century Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire (modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) |
| Died | 304 Salona, Dalmatia, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 7 May |
| Attributes | bishop holding the city of Split or the Cathedral of Saint Domnius |
| Patronage | Split, Croatia |
Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Dujam or Saint Duje, Saint Domnio, Saint Doimus, or Saint Domninus) was a Bishop of Salona (today's Solin) around the year 300, and is venerated as the patron of the nearby city of Split in modern Croatia. Salona was a large Roman city serving as capital of the Province of Dalmatia. Saint Domnius was martyred with seven other Christians in the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian. He was born in Antioch, in modern-day Turkey but historically in Syria, and beheaded in 304 at Salona.
He was more likely a martyr of the 4th century, but Christian tradition also states that he was one of the Seventy Disciples of the 1st century.[1] This tradition holds that Domnio came to Rome with Saint Peter and was then sent by Peter to evangelize Dalmatia, where he was martyred along with eight soldiers he had converted.[1]