Gardar Cathedral
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Gardar Cathedral was the principal medieval church and episcopal seat of the Norse settlers in Greenland, serving as the religious center of the Eastern Settlement.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious site
ⓘ
church building ⓘ medieval cathedral ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | 15th century ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 27 meters ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 16 meters ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Greenland
ⓘ
Norse colonization of Greenland ⓘ |
| category |
Cathedrals in Greenland
ⓘ
Norse archaeological sites in Greenland ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfUse | Norse Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological site ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Gardar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Archdiocese of Nidaros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedAsEpiscopalSee | 12th century ⓘ |
| function |
episcopal seat
ⓘ
principal medieval church in Greenland ⓘ religious center of the Eastern Settlement ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bishop of Gardar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chancel
ⓘ
rectangular nave ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected ruin in Greenland ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOf | Church in Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Settlement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gardar NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Qaqortoq Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructures |
bishop’s farm
ⓘ
livestock pens ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ |
| notableFinds |
burials
ⓘ
ecclesiastical artifacts ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | cathedral of the Diocese of Gardar ⓘ |
| status | ruined ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing | 13th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Norse settlers in Greenland ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.