Christianization of Greenland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Christianization_of_Greenland
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite ruins
Christian graves
crosses and Christian artifacts
gptkbp:documentedIn Icelandic sagas
medieval church records
gptkbp:endDate 13th century
gptkbp:firstBishopricEstablished gptkb:Gardar
gptkbp:firstChurchBuilt gptkb:Brattahlid_church
gptkbp:formerReligion gptkb:Norse_paganism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christianization of Greenland
gptkbp:impact establishment of churches
change in burial practices
integration into European Christian world
introduction of Christian art and symbols
gptkbp:launched Norse settlers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Erik_the_Red
gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkb:Bishop_Arnaldur
gptkbp:patronSaint gptkb:Saint_Nicholas
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Christianization_of_Scandinavia
Norse colonization of Greenland
gptkbp:religionIntroduced gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significance spread of Christianity to the westernmost Norse settlements
gptkbp:startDate 10th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greenlandic_shamanism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5