Cathedral of Saint Misrav and the Martyrs
| Cathedral of Saint Misrav and the Martyrs | |
|---|---|
| Ladaltan ti'Deker Misrav ab int'Curaz (Khadenz) Ladalathan Dekerka Misrav ap Qürasiri (Trellinese) | |
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| Location | City of Cadenza |
| Country | Cadenza |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1357 |
| Relics held | Hand of Saint Tojarn |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Cadenzan Gothic |
The Cathedral of Saint Misrav and the Martyrs (Khadenz: Ladaltan ti'Deker Misrav ab int'Curaz), also known as Cadenza Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cadenza. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Khade and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Khade. The cathedral, built in the 14th century, is dedicated to Saint Misrav and other Cadenzan martyrs, of whom eighteen have been canonised. One of the side chapels holds the hand of Saint Tojarn of Miroen.
The cathedral is a designated ARCHO heritage site and national Site of Significant Cultural Importance.
Saint Misrav
The only surviving original source for the medieval work the Life of Saint Misrav is contained in a seventh century manuscript from the Great Monastery of Ro'ekha, though the manuscript refers to a number of other, earlier versions and was subsequently copied and disseminated across western Teudallum. According to the Life, Misrav was born around 460 AD to a prosperous fishing family. He was inspired by the Gospel, particularly the phrase "fishers of men", to become a priest. At the age of eighteen he entered the monastery of Ro'ekha but was ordered to leave after four months. Dejected, Misrav came to believe his calling was to be a missionary of Christ, and he set out for Kur'zhet in a boat with fishermen from his hometown. He arrived amid a plague, and the superstitious villagers he encountered believed that he, a foreigner, had brought the plague with him, though it had been present for well over a month at that point. He was attacked and killed while attempting to preach Christianity in a town square.
In the 1020s, a crusading order, the Knights of Saint Misrav, was founded in Ro'ekha under the patrimony of the Bishop of Ro'ekha. This order waged its own private wars against the pagan Thaerine populations of Kur'zhet and Azmir until it was disbanded in 1498.