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St Mary's Church, Beddgelert

St Mary's Church, Beddgelert

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St Mary's Church, Beddgelert

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Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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Dominiek Van Dooren

June 1, 2024

In the 6th century AD, an early Christian community was founded in Beddgelert, mentioned by Gerald of Wales. An Augustinian priory was founded in the 13th century, which grew considerably throughout the Middle Ages thanks to the support of important Welsh nobles, including Prince Llewelyn.
In the 16th century, as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was closed and became a simple parish church.
(Wikipedia)

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DULMI

July 7, 2023

This church was part of an Augustinian priory. In the 16th century, King Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and the building became the main church of a parish that covered much of Snowdonia, including the summit of Snowdon!
It is believed that a Celtic clas (religious settlement) was founded here in the 7th century. When the monastic chronicler Gerallt Gymro (Giraldus Cambrensis) visited the place around 1216, it was still an independent community. Shortly after his visit, the church was remodeled for its new role as a priory church under the patronage of Lord Llywelyn Fawr (Llywelyn the Great), who is associated with the legend of the dog Gelert.
The priory was damaged by fire several times. According to the Monastic Wales website, legal proceedings were brought against the monastery in 1350 for failing to pay dues to the royal bailiffs. The prior argued that Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd had exempted the community in 1272, but the document presented as evidence turned out to be a forgery. The prior was briefly imprisoned. A later prior was ostracized for supporting Owain Glyndŵr's rebellion in the early 15th century.
The church was restored twice in the 19th century, but much of the medieval masonry remains, including some that probably predates the reconstruction around 1220–1230.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

July 27, 2024

The church was restored twice in the 19th century, but much of the medieval stonework remains, including some that probably predates the rebuilding of around 1220 to 1230.
Memorials you can see inside include an oak panel in memory of Evan Lloyd (d. 1678). He was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire and lived in a large house called Hafod Lwyfog, at the far end of Llyn Gwynant.
(National Churches Trust)

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St Mary's Church, Beddgelert

1. Llyn Dinas – Beddgelert Village loop from Nantmor

2. Llyn Dinas – Beddgelert Bridge loop from Beddgelert

3. Beddgelert Bridge – Beddgelert Village loop from Beddgelert

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