whole region under the Avarian rule (first quarter of 7th century), worship of Salona's martyrs was moved to Rome. Namely, Pope John IV ordered transportation of parts of their relics, which he placed in a dedicated chapel close to the Lateran baptistry. The images of those saints, which had been created in mosaic by the Pope's wish, can be found today in the apside of the chapel.
Search for relics for Rome was probably the incentive for Salona residents who inhabited the new town of Split, located only a few kilometers from the abandoned Salona. At the very least, they wanted to bring to Split the bones of their most important protectors: St. Domnius and St. Anastasius. They placed them in what was once Diocletian's mausoleum, which was subsequently converted into a cathedral.
Middle Ages
In the 9th century, duke Trpimir I of Croatia built a Benedictine monastery between Klis and Solin. Inscriptions dated to 852 from there are first known written record of the name of Croats in modern-day Croatian territory.
In the 10th century, queen Helen (Jelena) had built two churches by the Jadro: the Church of St. Stephen and the Church of St. Mary. The Church of St. Stephen was the burial place of a number of Croatian kings along with other nobility:
� Stjepan Dr�islav -- King of Croatia (969-997)
� Gojslav of Croatia King of Croatia (1000�1020) with Kre�imir III
� Kre�imir III -- King of Croatia (1000�1030) with Gojslav
� Stjepan I -- King of Croatia (1030�1058)
� Petar Kre�imir IV of Croatia -- King of Croatia (1059�1074)
� Dmitar Zvonimir -- King of Croatia (1075�1089)
� Stjepan II -- King of Croatia (1089�1091)
It was destroyed by the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. The nearby Church of St. Mary was the burial site of Mihajlo Kre�imir II and his wife
