 Despite Bricius 's earlier appeal , it was not until Andreas de Moravia 's episcopate that Pope Honorius III issued his bull on 10 April 1224 authorising his legates Gilbert de Moravia , Bishop of Caithness , Robert , Abbot of Kinloss and Henry , Dean of Ross to examine the suitability of transferring the cathedra to Elgin . The Bishop of Caithness and the Dean of Ross performed the translation ceremony on 19 July 1224 . On 10 July , Alexander II ( Alaxandair mac Uilliam ) had agreed to the transference in an edict that referred to his having given the land previously for this purpose . The land grant predated the Papal mandate and there is evidence that building had started in around 1215 . Construction of the cathedral was completed after 1242 . Chronicler John of Fordun recorded without explanation that in 1270 the cathedral church and the canons ' houses had burned down . The cathedral was rebuilt in a larger and grander style to form the greater part of the structure that is now visible , work that is supposed to have been completed by the outbreak of the Wars of Scottish Independence in 1296 . Although Edward I of England took an army to Elgin in 1296 and again in 1303 , the cathedral was left unscathed , as it was by his grandson Edward III during his assault on Moray in 1336 . 
 Despite Bricius <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>earlier appeal , it <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>was</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>not</mark></a>until Andreas de Moravia <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>episcopate that Pope Honorius III issued his bull on 10 April 1224 authorising his legates Gilbert de Moravia , Bishop of Caithness , Robert , Abbot of Kinloss and Henry , Dean of Ross to examine the suitability of transferring the cathedra to Elgin . The Bishop of Caithness and the Dean of Ross performed the translation ceremony on 19 July 1224 . On 10 July , Alexander II ( Alaxandair mac Uilliam ) <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> agreed to the transference in an edict <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>that</mark></a>referred to his <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>having</mark></a> given the land previously for this purpose . The land grant predated the Papal mandate and <a href='dey_it' title='8'><mark>there</mark></a> is evidence that building <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>had</mark></a> started in around 1215 . Construction of the cathedral was completed after 1242 . Chronicler John of Fordun recorded without explanation that in 1270 the cathedral church and the canons <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'</mark></a>houses <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>had</mark></a> burned down . The cathedral was rebuilt in a larger and grander style to form the greater part of the structure <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='13'><mark>is</mark></a>now visible , work <a href='null_relcl' title='14'><mark>that</mark></a>is supposed to <a href='been_done' title='15'><mark>have</mark></a> been completed by the outbreak of the Wars of Scottish Independence in 1296 . Although Edward I of England took an army to Elgin in 1296 and again in 1303 , the cathedral was left unscathed , as it was by his grandson Edward III during his assault on Moray in 1336 . 
Despite Bricius  earlier appeal , it ain't til Andreas de Moravia  episcopate that Pope Honorius III issued his bull on 10 April 1224 authorising his legates Gilbert de Moravia , Bishop of Caithness , Robert , Abbot of Kinloss and Henry , Dean of Ross to examine the suitability of transferring the cathedra to Elgin . The Bishop of Caithness and the Dean of Ross performed the translation ceremony on 19 July 1224 . On 10 July , Alexander II ( Alaxandair mac Uilliam ) done agreed to da transference in an edict referred to his done given the land previously fa this purpose . Tdaland grant predated thdaapal mandate and it is evidence that building done started in around 1215 . Construction of the cathedral was completed after 1242 . Chronicler John of Fordun recorded w/o explanation that in 1270 thedathedral church and the daons  houses done burned down . The cdaedral was rebuilt in a larger and grander style to form the grdaer part of the strdaure now visible , work is supposed to done been completed by the outbreak of the Wars of Scottish Independence in 1296 . Although Edward I of England took an army to Elgin in 1296 and again in 1303 , the cathedral was left unscathed , as it was by his grandson Edward III durin his assault on Moray in 1336 .