Martyr Adrian’s church as a destination of pilgrimage

Liupram, the archbishop of Salzburg ordered the construction of martyr Adrian’s church as a destination of pilgrimage upon Priwina’s request in the middle of A.D. 850s. It was the cathedral of Methodius’ archdiocese in Pannonia for nearly a decade commencing the late A.D. 860s onwards. The martyr’s body lied in a stone crypt which was built in the choir of the church and could have been approached through a corridor placed on a deeper level behind it. The rectangular courtyard in front of the church and also its two wings together with its round bell tower composed the monastery section. The palace district existed south of the church, while a palisaded fortification equipped with machicolation located eastward provided immunity for the church. The church was completely destroyed in the beginning of the 11th century, and it was never reconstructed.