Barduro cathedral

Barduro cathedral (Katedral an-tbarduro or Katedral an-tdseri in Barduroese) is a cathedral in Barduro. It is a BHM monument. It is dedicated to St Olaf.

## Barduro cathedral

### Timeline

1291- A small chapel is built.

1333- Bishop Kjahan of Barduro expands the cathedral

1360- The church is damaged in a lightning strike and is rebuilt as a cathedral

1362- The first stone of the new cathedral is laid.

1372- The sacred diorite block is stolen in the Igastua's last ever raid on Barduro.

1389- The front of the cathedral is built.

1392- The back of the cathedral is completed.

1410- The cathedral is completed.

1426- The sacred diorite block, stolen in 1372 is recovered.

1467- The cathedral replaces St Peters church as the head of the bishop of Barduro.

1468- The cathedral's stained glass windows are made.

1573- The cathedral is damaged in the Hermitian war.

1659- The cathedral is almost damaged in an April fools joke.

1899- The cathedral becomes a BHM monument.

### Parts of the cathedral

Parts of the cathedral include:

1. Northwest tower
2. Entrance area
3. South west tower
4. North aisle
5. Nave
6. South aisle
7. Chancel
8. Chapter house
9. Sailors chapel
10. Padhyr Gortunmysk burial chapel.
11. St Blaise chapel
12. Diorite chapel
13. St Peters chapel
14. St Olafs chapel
15. Diorite school memorial chapel
16. St Marys chapel
17. St James chapel
18. Porch
19. Corridor
20. Viewing rooms
21. Gallery
22. Corridor
23. North transept
24. South transept
25. Central tower

### Architecture

#### West Towers.

The Northwest tower is the oldest part of the cathedral, apart from part of the wall of the north aisle. The structure of the towers is similar to Slaada Cathedral. The second story contains a corridor linking the two towers. Above is another corridor that also links the two towers.

#### Nave, aisles and crypt.

The nave is the central part of the cathedral. at the end is the high altar. The north aisle contains a burial place of the victims of diorite school. The south aisle has a porch added in 1460. There is a sacred Iakall cross from 1241, made the same week Barduro was founded, making it both the oldest sacred Iakall cross and also the oldest thing made in Barduro. There is also a font and entrances to the crypt. The crypt is mostly a chapel to St Henry of Finland. It was added in 1356. The crypt also has 4 burial vaults.

#### Chapter house and south aisle chapels.

The chapter house, the meeting place of the cathedral canons. It has sedilia on the south wall and has an arched tomb on the west wall. The sailors chapel is to the far east of the south aisle and most of the pilgrims would have passed through it to go the sacred diorite chapel. It is linked to the burial chapel of Padhyr Gortunmysk through a corridor.

#### Central tower and transepts.

The central tower is accessed through the triforium. It is linked to two transept galleries.

#### Screen wall.

The screen wall was added in 1460 along with the porch. It was originally just a normal wooden screen until it was built. Two corridors go through it. The south corridor, linked to a chapel, was used by pilgrims and The north corridor was used by the cathedral canons. above it is the area of the triforium which goes to the central tower.

#### East chapels.

The main east chapel is the sacred diorite chapel, which contains a sacred diorite block and is linked to two chapels. St Marys chapel leads to two chapels, one of which contains some bodies from the victims of diorite school. St Marys chapel, the easternmost part of the cathedrals has the tomb of Jaionnis Iskallsen and choir stalls.

#### Graveyard

The entrance to the graveyard is at the west front, In front of the porch. The first part of the graveyard has a dark-oak tree in the corner, common in Barduroese graveyards. In the northeast corner is the burial ground of the Madtejk family. The second part has two, now ruined 15th century burial aisles, one of the Polsens of Hugiasdeja and the other of the Iskallsen family. The gate to the next part, beside the tomb of Iskall XII, has in front of it the ornate 17th century tomb of the Polsen family. It has the inscription:

*Det asd MAJKEL POLSEN han mortaer i det dag an-tjaanas 12 i anno 1635. Oej MARIA POLSEN hujn mortaer i 1641 oej det lund asd i det tid CD ari. Oej ISKAP POLSEN han mortaer i 1663 oej han jiiskaer det grav det asd byggaer.*

(Translation- This is Majkel Polsen who died in 12 January 1635. Also Maria Polsen who died in 1641 and in that time the country was 400 years old. Also Iskap Polsen who died in 1663 and he hired this grave to be built).

It also has many other elaborate tombs from the same time.