The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-30
known of Christianity in Greenland and
| tie knowledge Of the Green landers about

known of Christianity In Greenland and
tie knowledge Of the Green landers about
America.
Iceland was discovered by the Norsemen
IN Sol. under the leadership of N.dd id.
Tradition says that he found there colony
If Irish monks. Be that as it nav, 1t was
first colon yea by the Norwegians under
Ingulph in o75.
In 9S2 ETC the Red was banished from
Iceland on account of murder. With his
companions he sailed away and discovered
new land, which he named Greenland,
on account OF its fair appearance. Return
ing the next year to Iceland. he gathered
fleet OF twenty-hys vessels, and sailed back
TO Greenland. Only fourteen shps ar
rived. The settlement increased rapidly,
and tho island was divided into two dis
tricts-the Eastern and Western. Tho
town of Garda was built in the eastern
division, and became the rs,idsnce Of the
bishop. the church of st. Nicholas being
the cathedral Of Greenland.
The son of Eric the Red was converted
to Christianity wEile on a visit to Iceland,
and soon after his rsturn the whole of
Greenland followed his example.
TorfGus, distinguished lcelandic anti
quarian aud historian, who lived about the
year 1900. gives tho following list Of the
Bishops Of Greenland: Eric. who was con-
secrated before 1120. but Dsver installed.
Arnold in 112l, Jonas / 1850, Jonas III
1888. Helgo 1912. Nichnlas 1884. CLAUS 1916.
ThorGer 1883, Arno 1914 and Jonas the
Bald 1343. 10 these Baron Holberg. in
his history of the Kingdom OF Denmark,
adds the following from Huitfeld: Alpho,
Berthold, Gregory, Andrew, John and
Henry. This last was present at the
Nyborg in 1887. 1t was about this time
that the intercourse between Iceland and
Greenland began TO be discontinued.
Another Bishop of Greenland named An
drew was soon after cnnsecrated and sent
to supply Bishop Hsnry's place if he were
dead. otherwise with orders to return and
report on the state Of the church. He
sailed for Greenland. but no tidings was
ever heard from oI about him.
After his departure communication be-
tween Greenland and Iceland ceased, but
the first-named niace was not f,rgOtten.
We find from document OF the year 1888
that the suffragan Bishop of. Roschild IN
Denmark subscribed himself Bishop of
Greenland.
Maine Historical Society, SAYS: 1.-The
Pope was greatly interested in learning of
new lands which he could add to his juri.-
dictiuu, and he took great pains to collect
reports of such lands. Pontifcal docu-
ments, the contents Of which have come
down to our own times, reveal to us the
course which Christianity pursued. Thus
IN $50 Pope Gregory invested Bishop Arts
carlus with jurisdiction over the SwedeS,
Danes and Savs. as we'll a, over any other
nation of those parts. lightweight years
later Pope Agapeius granted similar juris-
diction to Archbishop Adalgarius over
Swedes, DANE. and Norwegians. In 1922
Benedict XIII granted the same over
S~edes, Danes, Norwegians and LELAND
Nt.,o nj mn nfI oA lax
in the pontifcal documents. Thirly-one
years later Pope Leo TX confirmed the
same powers to Archbishop Adaibert over
Swedes, Danes, NUrweglans. Icelanders,
LapIanders and Greenlanders. now first
mentioned in the pantifcal documents.
In 1112 Pope Paschal II granted Eric UisI
similar powers over the countries men,
tened and in addition over VnelaDd.
That the discovery OF America was
known at Rome the foregoing passage
seems to prove. 1t is borne out moreover
by the fact that Gudred, wife OF Thorinn
and mother Of Snorre. who 10 1907 and in
1910 went with her husband to Vineiand,
after her return to Greenland, paid visit
TO Rome and was well received there. 1t
is impossible to doubt that she told OF the
long voyage to Vineland and her three
years residence there.
That Columbus may have heard of the
now land In Rome Is possible. That he
failed to hear of it on his visit tn Iceland is
unlikely. That he visited Ice!and is known
from his letter to his sou Ferdinand in
I477, in which Columbus describes his
journey to the land in the north, when
from the description AMI context can De
no other than Iceland. It's supposed, 100,
that lie went there on an English ship
from Bristol, between which city and Ice
land there was constant communication.
The reading public. as well as students.
will read with pleasure any new evidence
on these t0pl S which may have been
found in the Vatican archives.