Church and Franciscan Monastery of St. Francis, Split, Croatia. Phoenix dactylifera, date palms in foreground.

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Church and Monastery. Frane were built on the old site of the early Christian, the grave and the small church of St. Felicia, a martyr of Diocletian's time. In the 13th century Church inhabit Little Brothers of St. Francis, fratres minores. The Church of St. Francis carries the venerable title of "small pantheon of the Croatian people." The church keeps one of the most beautiful works of religious art from the Roman period, a sarcophagus depicting the "Crossing the Red Sea". The church's nave. In addition to the main altar, where rests the body of St. Felicia, there are four side altars that adorn the altar paintings of famous artists: the Immaculate Virgin, St. Ante, vol. Joseph, and the most valuable piece in the church - St. Cross - painted crucifix, the first work of the master Blaise George from Trogir.

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Keywords: church, croatia., dactylifera, date, felicia, foreground., francis, franciscan, monastery, monk, palms, phoenix, sarcophagus, split, st., trogir