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Key Image Eglwys Llanbadrig/St Patrick’s Church
LL67 0LN Cemaes Bay (Llanbadrig)
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: (Esgobaeth Bangor/Diocese of Bangor, Archdeaconry of Bangor, Synod Ynys Môn)
Geogr. Coordinates: 53.42351° N, 4.44529° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1200
Architectural style: Romanesque
Building type: Single-nave church
Description: Small Romanesque single-nave church, whose chancel is longer than its nave
Name derivation: From St Patrick
Building material
  • Chancel floor of Carboniferous limestone
Font
  • Circular font (12th cent.)
Noteworthy
  • Stone slab with early Christian symbols including a palm as a symbol of Jerusalem (probably erected 4500 ago as a Standing Stone, Christian symbols added in the 7th to 11th cent.)
  • “Pastor Bonus“ (“The Good Shepherd“) mosaic in rare “opus sectile” technique (work “in small pieces”; Powells, London, 19th cent.)
  • Blue and white glass tiles in the chancel, inspired by Islamic design (Powells, London, 19th cent.)
History:
About 440:   Traditional foundation of the church by St Patrick
12th cent.:   Construction of the current stone church (date derived from the top of the existing font)
14th cent.:   Construction of the chancel and the chancel arch
Late 15th cent.:   (or early 16th cent.) Enlargement of the church to its current size
1812:   Thorough repair
About 1840:   Construction of the porch
1884:   Complete restoration, interior furnishing inspired by Islam (the cost of £ 700 being financed by Henry, 3rd Lord Stanley of Alderley, who had converted to Islam)
1985:   Further major works
01/06/1985:   Church destroyed by fire, probably caused by a vandal
24/05/1987:   Reconsecration after rebuilding
Important persons:
Patron:  Patrick (c. 400 – 461/491, from 432 bishop and missionary in Ireland; revered as patron saint of Ireland)
Dimensions:
Width [m]:  4.3
Length [m]:  18.3
Sources
[Bro Padrig]: Eglwys Llanbadrig Church, Cemaes Bay
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