Thjodhild’s church
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Thjodhild’s church was a small early Christian church in Greenland, traditionally regarded as the first church in North America, built by Erik the Red’s wife Thjodhild at the Norse settlement of Brattahlid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thjodhild’s church canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
church ⓘ early Christian church ⓘ |
| architecturalType | small rectangular church ⓘ |
| associatedReligionPhase | conversion of Norse Greenlanders to Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Erik the Red
ⓘ
Norse exploration of North America ⓘ |
| builderSpouseOf | Erik the Red ⓘ |
| builtBy | Thjodhild ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Greenland ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Christian worship ⓘ |
| denomination |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| discoveredBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| excavationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
altar area
ⓘ
chancel ⓘ nave ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | reconstructed turf church at Qassiarsuk ⓘ |
| hasTypeSite | reconstructed model church at Brattahlid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Norse archaeological site in Greenland ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse Eastern Settlement
|
| locatedIn |
Brattahlid
ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ Norse Greenland ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
turf ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thjodhild ⓘ |
| nearModernSettlement | Qassiarsuk ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Settlement, Greenland
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Settlement (Greenland)
Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red ⓘ
surface form:
Norse settlement of Brattahlid
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known Christian church in the Western Hemisphere
ⓘ
evidence of early Christianization of Norse Greenland ⓘ |
| spouseOfBuilder | Erik the Red ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Norse colonization of Greenland
ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs | first church in North America ⓘ |
| usedFor | Christian worship by Norse settlers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brattahlíð