The cult of St. Martin in Late Antique and Early Medieval Dalmatia (5th -11th c.): archaeological and hagiographical evidence
Trpimir Vedriš
The proposed paper aims at examining the cult of St. Martin Tours in territory Salonitan Bishopric – covering both Late Antique province Dalmatia and Early Medieval Croatian principality with cities Byzantine theme Dalmatia. evidence from neighbouring areas Istria Lower Pannonia will be also taken consideration as these regions, not only shared common Classical (and case Byzantine) heritage, but were incorporated Carolingian empire along Dalmatian hinterland around 800. Besides reviewing places (archaeological hagiotopographical data), textual corpus seeked earliest hagiographical liturgical texts originating cities. Along areas, additional field inquiry might include analysis urban hagionymy. central aim presentation is to establish (however fragmentary) chronological layers st. geographical framework detect directions its dissemination.