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Saint Melangell's Church, Pennant Melangell
St Melangell's Church is a Grade I Listed building, listed medieval church and shrine located in the former village of Pennant Melangell, in the , Powys, Wales. The church was originally founded over a pre-Christian burial site, probably to commemorate the grave of Melangell, a hermit and abbess who founded a convent and Right of sanctuary, sanctuary in the area. The current church was built in the 12th century and the oldest documentation of the church dates to the 13th century. The church was renovated several times, including major restoration work in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1958, and again between 19871994, the site was subject to major archaeological excavations, which uncovered information about prehistoric and medieval activity at Pennant Melangell. St Melangell's Church contains the reconstructed shrine to Melangell, regarded as the oldest surviving Romanesque architecture, Romanesque shrine in Britain. The shrine dates to the 12th century, and was a major centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
