St Mary's Church - Cardigan, Ceridigion, Wales.
N 52° 04.969 W 004° 39.389
30U E 386495 N 5771543
St Mary's - A large, town center Medieval Church - Dating from at least 1485, when St. Mary’s Church formally became the Parish Church of Cardigan, Ceredigion, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMW05W
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/19/2017
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St Mary's - Medieval Church - Cardigan, Ceridigion, Wales.
According to a stone plaque in the church entrance porch: It states a porch was added in 1639 at the nave door.
"Ca. 21st February 1411 the Pope summoned the Abbot of Chertsey to Rome. The Vicar of St. Mary’s, Thomas Duy, complained that of the annual income of 100 marks (£66.13s.6d.) made by the church, largely from vast numbers of pilgrims, he received only about 7s. a year. The Pope considered allowing him a staggering third – £22.4s.6d. – an enormous sum for a Vicar. Thomas Duy was still the Vicar in 1413. With the disappearance of Holy Trinity Church ca. 1485, St. Mary’s Church formally became the Parish Church of Cardigan.
On 22nd May 1497 Richard Robyns became the Vicar. Hugh Weythe replaced him on 1st June 1502. In 1517 John Frodshame ceased to be the Vicar and Morgan Meredyth succeeded him as Vicar that year. In 1535 Morgan Meredith received £10 per annum as Vicar of Cardigan. In 1537 the abolition of pilgrimages deprived a profitable income from the Shrine of Our Lady of Cardigan." Text Source: (
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