St. Andrews Cathedral, located in St. Andrews, Scotland, was once the largest church in Scotland and a center of medieval religious life. Construction began around 1158 and continued for over a century, finally being consecrated in 1318 in the presence of King Robert the Bruce. Built in the Romanesque and later Gothic style, the cathedral was intended to reflect the power of the Scottish Church and to replace the smaller St. Rule’s Church nearby. The cathedral served as the seat of the bishops—a