Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1117.
The ruins of St Magnus Church on the island of Egilsay in Orkney
St Magnus Cathedral
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St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Originally a Roman Catholic cathedral, it i
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
…was advised by his father Kol to promise the islanders to "build a stone minster at Kirkwall" in memory of his uncle, the Holy Earl, and this became St Magnus Cathedral. When the cathedral, begun in 1137, was ready for consecration, the relics of St Magnus were transferred. On 31 March 1919, during restoration work, a…
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, viewed from the Bishop's Palace
Main entrance
The interior of St Magnus Cathedral
Floorplan