LLandaff Oratory - Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

The oratory was built by Maynard Mathews in memory of his son Llandaff Mathew who died while saving the lives of 8 co-workers at the Burnside Colliery mine on 19 March 1925.

Initially Maynard Mathews wanted to erect a plaque in honour of his son at the Roman Catholic Church in Ladysmith, but could not secure permission to do so. Determined that a memorial to his son will be placed in a church, Maynard decided to build his own, have it consecrated a Catholic church and become a priest himself (he was ordained into the Order of St. Dominic on 7 May 1926).

The oratory seats just eight people, apparently the same number of people Llandaff saved in the mine accident and is architecturally based on a wing of the Cardiff Cathedral in Wales.

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Building converted to another use Dominant Architectural Style: Modelled on a wing of Cardiff Cathedral in Wales Diocese: Dominican Order Address/Location: Van Reenen's Pass Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 3372 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Date of building construction: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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