Temple of Kreve in Hengfors is the center of the heavenly father's worship in the region. Situated in the Royal Quarter, it is the largest temple in the city.
In the second half of the 13th century, it was administered by Francescus Krevenik, archpriest superior of the Clerical Council of Hengfors Lands.
Description[]
The cathedral is enormous. It consists of two parts: the Vestibule, matching the size of many a smaller temple, and the Sanctuary, a giant dome decorated in heavenly motifs. Both parts are topped by sky-reaching pinnacles with lightning-like paintings, there is also a thick belfry atop the Sanctuary.
Three beautifully-painted statues has stood in the cathedral since as early as 1260s. In the northern part of the Vestibule, there is a statue of Kreve in his aspect of the Forefather, lord of the night sky, the harsh yet sympathetic one-eyed old man leaned on an ash walking stick and bearing a Holy Book engulfed in flames of Eternal Fire. In the southern part, over an altar shaped in form of a solar chariot, there is a statue of Epona bearing a horseshoe and an arrow. In the Sanctuary's centre, surrounded by three altars, there is the main idol: Kreve enthroned as the lord of heavens, an athletic man in his prime wielding a Perun runestone-marked mace in one hand and a thunderbolt in the other, crowned with a golden rim of entwined lightning bolts and oak twigs. Behind the throne stands a richly-equipped horse with heads on both sides of the torso, Kreve's faithful companion stolen by Epona from the chtonic Lord of Wishes. Temple walls from the inside are decorated with dozens of icons depicting deities and saints, including one to Veyopatis, master of winds.[1]
History[]
The construction was started during the reign of Audoen. By 1260s, it was almost finished.[1]
Notable residents[]
- Francescus Krevenik
- three other Kreve's priests
- two Epona's priestesses
- an uncountable amount of acolytes
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Witcher Thursdays: The Religion in Hengfors