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Svjetojanj je manji poluotok na sjeverozapadnoj obali Paga, udaljen približno 3 km od Stare Novalje. Na njegovoj sjevernoj strani nalazi se kamena stijena strmih stranica, koju pokrivaju ostatci manje srednjovjekovne utvrde za koju se pretpostavlja da je građena tijekom 6. st.
Utvrda je služila kao važan obrambeni element jednog visoko sofisticiranog sustava zaštite pomorskih interesa Bizanta tijekom prvog vremena njegove dominacije Jadranom.
Tlocrt utvrde prostire se u smjeru istok-zapad s jasno prepoznatljivim ostacima ulaza na zapadnom pročeljnom zidu objekta. Takav objekt, mogao je nekoć biti dominantan i lako primjetan s morske pučine, odnosno plovnog puta kroz Velebitski kanal. Toponim, krije trajnu uspomenu na prve romansko-hrvatske jezične dodire na otoku Pagu te se pretpostavlja da upućuje na mogući sakralni objekt Sv. Agneze
Jednaod teorija je da je nekoć u utvrdi koja danas nosi naziv Gradina u Svetojanju ili Sutojanju za vrijeme Bizatinaca od 535. do 620. postojao malen oratorij ili crkvica, koju su zatekli stari Hrvati i njezino ime Sancta Agnes pretočili u svoj jezik: Svetojanj
Uvala Svetojanj je zaštićena od 2013 kao mjestu od značaja za Zajednicu (Direktiva o staništima).
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Svjetojanj is a smaller peninsula on the NW coast of Pag located about 3 km from Stara Novalja. On the northern of the peninsula there are steep stone cliffs, which are covered by the remains of the small medieval fortress for which is assumed that was built during the 6th century.
The fort was used as an important defensive element of a highly sophisticated system for protection of maritime interests of Byzantium during the beginning of its domination on the Adriatic.
Layout of the fortress extends in an east-west direction with a clearly recognizable remains of the entrance on the western façade wall. Such a facility could once be dominant and easily noticeable from the open sea or the waterway through the Velebit channel. The place name, hides a lasting memory of the first touches of Romanesque-Croatian language on the island of Pag and it is assumed that it points to a possible religious object of St. Agnes
One of the theory is that once in this fort, which still bears the name Castle in Svetojanj or Sutojanj, during the Byzantines from 535th to 620th there was a small oratory or church, which was found by the old Croats and her name Sancta Agnes translated into own language: Svetojanj
The bay of Svetojanj is protected since 2013 as Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
