From Merchants' Church to Cathedral - The History of Visby Cathedral Sankta Maria

From Merchants' Church to Cathedral - The History of Visby Cathedral Sankta Maria 500st For more than 800 years, Visby Cathedral Sankta Maria has served as a landmark in the heart of the Hanseatic City of Visby. The building of the church began in the late 12th century; it was to be a merchants' church for the German merchants, who had their central hub in Visby in the Hanseatic Era. The church was consecrated in 1225. Over the centuries, the church has evolved into a magnificent cathe ...