Old Church of Margam Abbey - Port Talbot, Wales, Great Britain. - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The Church and Nave of Margam Abbey founded in 1147.AD remain intact and in use today. The abbey outbuilding are in ruins and remains, including the unusually large twelve-sided chapter house, dating from the 13th century, stand within Margam Country Park, next door to Margam Abbey.
A Granite Cross stands by the entrance to the Abbey at Margam

"Margam Abbey is the Parish Church of Margam, which is part of the Archdeaconry of Margam and one of the three Archdeaconries of the Diocese of Llandaff in the Church in Wales". Abbey Web site: (visit link)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales.
The abbey was founded in 1147 as a daughter house of Clairvaux by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Early Christian crosses found in the close vicinity and conserved in the nearby Margam Stones Museum suggest the existence of an earlier Celtic monastic community. The founding abbot was William of Clairvaux. The third abbot, Conan, enjoyed the praise of Giraldus Cambrensis, whom he appears to have entertained prior to his official visit with Baldwin of Forde, Archbishop of Canterbury, to preach the Crusade in 1188. Conan (or Cunan) contributed to Patristic literature, as he is credited with the capitula or chapter-headings prefixing each section of St. Bernard's Sermons on the Song of Songs, one of the works for which that author was titled a Doctor of the Church." Text Source: (visit link)

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1147 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church in Wales. If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Street address of Church: The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin Margam, Port Talbot Wales Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

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