Location Nin, Croatia Style Pre-Romanesque Address 23232, Nin, Croatia | Denomination Roman Catholic Completed 9th century | |
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Similar Ninska Laguna Beach, Church of St Donatus, Zadar Cathedral, Church of Holy Salvation, Muzej ninskih starina | ||
Church of the Holy Cross (Croatian: Crkva svetog Križa) is a Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church originating from the 9th century in Nin.
According to a theory from an art historian Mladen Pejaković, the design has an intentionally unbalanced elliptical form designated to "follow" the position of the Sun, retaining the functionality of a calendar and sundial. In its beginning, in the time of the Croatian principality, it was used as a royal chapel of the duke's courtyard nearby.
The church is that of a central type, it features the Croatian interlace (or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the Croatian župan "Godečaj".
The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest cathedral in the world", but it does not actually contain the seat of a bishop of Nin today.