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Key Image Eglwys Y Bedd
Market Square
LL65 1BU Caergybi/Holyhead
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Geogr. Coordinates: 53.31119° N, 4.63271° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1400
Description: Nave of a 14th cent. church said to house the grave of Seregri, an Irish warrior; the cell and/or grave of St Cybi are also associated with this church
Name derivation: “Church of the grave”, from the Welsh word “bedd” (“grave”)
Noteworthy
  • Remains of the chancel arch in the east wall
History:
14th cent.:   Construction of the church (an earlier medieval building confirmed by excavations in 1992)
1748:   Reconstruction of the ruined nave as a school by Thomas Ellis, the rector of St Cybi's
1810:   Removal of the chancel ruins
1980:   Restoration and re-dedication as a church room
Important persons:
Cleric:  Cybi (483–555, Welsh saint and bishop, cousin of St David)
Dimensions:
Length [m]:  8.15
Width [m]:  4.42
Sources
Wikipedia: Eglwys y Bedd, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglwys_y_Bedd, retrieved 24/12/2018
Wikipedia: Cybi, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybi, retrieved 24/12/2018
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