Catacombs of Cadera

The Catacombs of Cadera were a series of ancient ruins on the moon Jedha. The Catacombs were once an ancient monastery known as the Cadera Monastery, and were located a half-day's walk from the Holy City.
==History==
It served as a burial ground for the skeletal remains of thousands of generations of NiJedhan monks, adherents of a vanished faith, whose name and history have been long forgotten. Their humanoid skulls lined the catacomb walls, a revered but morbid presence. The site had a reputation for being haunted by spirits of the departed and was generally avoided by the locals.
At some point, the Catacombs were inhabited by the Church of the Contained Crescent. While inhabiting the ancient monastery, they added a latticed window. The Contained Crescent eventually left the Catacombs years prior to Saw Gerrera and his Partisans, who repurposed the Catacombs into a base which he named "the Gut." It was destroyed when the Death Star tested its laser on Jedha's Holy City, which not only wiped the city off the map but also caused the surrounding surface of Jedha to peel off and destroy anything in its path, including the Catacombs themselves.
==Behind the scenes==
An earlier iteration of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story story involved Saw Gerrera hiding on a jungle planet by the name of Cadera. Pablo Hidalgo reused the name to refer to Gerrera's hideout on Jedha. — Pablo Hidalgo indicates that the origin of the name Cadera came from an unused concept regarding a jungle planet named Cadera where Saw Gerrera was hiding in.
==Appearances==
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization 
*Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel 
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
*Rogue One Adaptation 2
*Rogue One Adaptation 3
*Star Wars (2015) 39 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Galactic Atlas 
*Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide 
*Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away 
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
*Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
*Star Wars: The Rebel Files
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*Dawn of Rebellion
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*Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
*Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Jedha locations
Category:Partisans
Category:Tombs