This Franciscan monastery was constructed in the 13th century. The monastery complex contains a cavernous church featuring a 15th century gilded altarpiece. In addition to this, there is an elaborate Roman mosaic featuring a hippocampus, a mythical Roman fish-tailed horse.
The Pula Cathedral was created by the extension of the previous religious buildings, present on the site since the 5th century. It was richly decorated with murals and mosaics on the floor, a very small part of which has been preserved today. The present classical facade was donated in 1712, at the time of Bishop Bottari, when extensive restoration work on the basilica and the Baroque bell tower began, which was completed in 1924. The free-standing bell tower was completed in 1707.
The church of St. Anthony in Pula was built between 1929 and 1931. The small monastery adjoining the church was completed in 1934. The church was still being renovated and in 1936 it received a marble paving, in 1939 an apse was built, in 1941 an altar of the Virgin Mary Immaculate, and in 1943 a paving and a fence of the presbytery (today next to the statue of St. Anthony).
The Serbian Orthodox community got permission to build an Eastern Orthodox church in 1788. The Church of St. Spyridon got its current form in 1834.
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