The intricately carved crozier of a bishop, and his ring - found in Gardar
Added 2019-03-26 11:28:29 +0000 UTCIn the sagas it is told that Sokki Þórisson, a wealthy farmer of the Brattahlíð area, launched the idea of a separate bishop for Greenland in the early 12th century and got the approval of the Norwegian King. Most of the clergy would come from Norway.
The first bishop of Garðar, Arnaldur, was ordained by the Archbishop of Lund in 1124. He arrived in Greenland in 1126. In the same year he started with the construction of the cathedral in Garðar dedicated to St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors.
