Wales, United Kingdom · Tradition
Christianity sacred sites in Wales, United Kingdom
Explore 11 Christianity sacred places in Wales, United Kingdom, with mapped locations and detailed site guides.
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Carn Ingli
Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Rising above the ancient town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Carn Ingli takes its name from the 6th-century saint Brynach, who climbed to this rocky summit to pray and there...
Our Lady of Cardigan, Wales
Cardigan, Wales, United Kingdom
In medieval Cardigan, a statue of Mary and the Christ Child was found beside the River Teifi, a burning taper in her hand....
St Brynach’s Church
Nevern, Wales, United Kingdom
In a quiet Pembrokeshire churchyard, an avenue of ancient yews leads to the finest Celtic cross in Wales....
St David’s Cathedral
St Davids, Wales, United Kingdom
At the western edge of Wales, in Britain's smallest city, a cathedral rests in a hollow. St David founded his monastery here in the 6th century....
St Non’s Chapel and Well
St Davids, Wales, United Kingdom
South of St Davids, on a cliff overlooking the sea, stands a roofless chapel. Here, according to tradition, St Non gave birth to David, patron saint of Wales, during a...
St. Beuno shrine and well, Clynnog Fawr, Wales
Clynnog Fawr, Wales, United Kingdom
In Clynnog Fawr, on the pilgrim road to Bardsey Island, stands one of the great churches of North Wales. St Beuno founded his community here in 616 AD....
St. Beuno’s Church and Well, Clynnog Fawr, Wales
Clynnog Fawr, Wales, United Kingdom
Nestled in the hills above Clynnog Fawr, St Beuno's Well has drawn the sick and seeking since the seventh century....
St. Cybi’s Church
Holyhead, Wales, United Kingdom
On the western edge of Anglesey, St Cybi's Church rises within the walls of a fourth-century Roman fort, a visible testimony to the continuity of sacred purpose across...
St. Davids and St. Non's, Wales
St Davids, Wales, United Kingdom
Two pilgrimages to St Davids equaled one to Rome, declared the medieval popes, recognizing what Welsh Christians already knew....
St. Mary’s Church, Dolgellau
Dolgellau, Wales, United Kingdom
St Mary's stands at the heart of Dolgellau, unusual among Welsh churches for its Georgian architecture but holding medieval treasures within....
St. Winefride’s Well
Holywell, Wales, United Kingdom
In a Welsh hillside, water has flowed from the earth for thirteen centuries. Pilgrims have come to bathe in it since before anyone thought to record their names....
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