Church of St. Donatus

Church of Saint Donatus
Crkva svetog Donata
Church of St Donatus, Zadar
Location	Zadar, Croatia
Country	Croatia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Former name(s)	Church of the Holy Trinity
Founded	9th century
Founder(s)	Donatus of Zadar
Architecture
Style	Pre-Romanesque[1]

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The Church of St. Donatus (Croatian: 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 Roman forum.^[2]

Originally named Church of the Holy Trinity,^[3] in the 15th century it was re-dedicated to St Donatus.^[4] The church is the largest Pre-Romanesque building in Croatia. It is also an example of the centralised type of the Carolingian period in Europe.^{[citation needed]}