| Domnius | |
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Saint Domnius holding the city of Split. |
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| Bishop and Martyr | |
| Born | 3rd century Antiohia, Syria |
| Died | 304 Salona |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 7 May |
| Attributes | bishop holding the city or cathedral of Split |
| Patronage | Split, Croatia |
Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Dujam or Saint Duje, Saint Domnio, Saint Doimus, or Saint Domnius) was a 3rd century Bishop of Salona. Salona was a large Roman city serving as capital of the Province of Dalmatia. Today it is located near the city of Split in modern Croatia. Saint Duje was martyred with seven other Christians in the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian. He was born in Antioch, in modern-day 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 8 soldiers he had converted.[1]
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His relics were later moved to the Cathedral of St. Duje in Split. He is the patron saint of Split.
The Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome claims to own some of Domnio's relics, since Pope John IV, in the 7th century, had requested that relics of a martyr named Domnio be brought to Rome.[1]