Church of St Cattwg - Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
N 51° 24.908 W 003° 28.030
30U E 467512 N 5696094
A 'Church in Wales' denomination - The medieval Church of St Cattwg (sometime called St Cadoc) is the parish church of the village of Llanmaes in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMJXW4
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/14/2014
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Llanmaes Parish Church of St Cattwg is one of eight medieval churches in the 'Church in Wales' 'Rectorial Benefice of Llantwit Major' in the 'Dioceses of Llandaff'. (
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"On the north wall of the nave is a medieval wall painting, once thought to represent the story of the Woman and the Dragon from Revelation 12.1-9." Text Source: (
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"The Church of St Cattwg, Llanmaes, dates to 13th century and was built on Celtic foundation. The church features a wooden rood screen, three bells, medieval wall paintings, and a Norman font.
The present building is first mentioned in a document of 1254, although it is believed to be a much earlier Celtic foundation. It is a Grade 2* listed building and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and a western tower, added in 1632, containing three bells.
Pre-reformation murals that have escaped damage were recently exposed during renovations. A wooden screen, the surviving part of the original wooden rood screen, divides the chancel and nave. The church holds a massive Norman stone font, tub-shaped with roll mountings on the rim.
The Churchyard holds a stone cross of circa.15th Century. It is a stone Calvary or churchyard cross base, made up of four steps similar in nature to crosses found in other churchyards across the Vale of Glamorgan. A modern cross is set in the original socket stone." Text Source: (
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