cathedral of Gardar

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The Cathedral of Gardar was the main medieval Roman Catholic cathedral and episcopal seat in Greenland during the Norse settlement period.

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cathedral of Gardar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
cathedral
medieval church building
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
continent North America
coordinateRegion Southern Greenland
country Greenland
dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
surface form: Saint Nicholas
diocese Diocese of Gardar
endDate 15th century
episcopalSeeOf Diocese of Gardar
function episcopal seat in Greenland
governingBody Church of Greenland (heritage and site management)
hasSiteType archaeological site
heritage Norse settlement period
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
locatedIn Eastern Settlement
Gardar
Norse Greenland
locatedInPresentDay Igaliku
Kujalleq municipality
material stone
namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
surface form: Saint Nicholas
partOf Norse Greenlandic church network
Kujataa Norse and Inuit farming landscape
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap"
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
significance main medieval cathedral in Greenland
only Roman Catholic cathedral in Norse Greenland
startDate 12th century
status ruin
usedBy Norse settlers in Greenland

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Gardar hasChurch cathedral of Gardar