Treasury of Split Cathedral

Originally housed in unsuitable conditions inside the cathedral complex, the cathedral treasury is now housed in the multifaceted medieval palace of the ancient Lucaris family. Today, the treasury is a fully fledged museum that splits over 3 floors, starting with the Roman sculpture and in-situ remains of the original Roman temple dedicated to the mother goddess Cybele on the ground floor , and moving to reliquaries, sculpture and paintings of the medieval period on the upper floors. Split’s cathedral treasury boasts with one of the most valuable ecclesiastical collections in this part of the Europe, including the Evangelistary of Split, dated to the eight century, it is the oldest illuminated manuscript in Croatia.

Other highlights include several medieval reliquaries, like, for example, the reliquary of St John from the twelfth century as well as two Romanesque paintings of the Blessed Virgin dating from the thirteenth century that hailed from Split’s churches Our Lady of the Bell Tower and St Stephen Under the Pine Trees.

The treasury is accessible to the general public, with a separate ticket or as part of the all-in-one cathedral complex ticket.