St Dwywe's Church

St Dwywe’s Church is a Grade II* listed church in Llanddwywe, Gwynedd, North Wales.[1]

West side of Saint Dwywe's church, Llanddwywe

It has a curvilinear churchyard and farm buildings on its west. Its structure, of rubble stone construction, is mainly of late medieval and early modern date, the church having first been mentioned in documents dating to 1292–1293.[2]

It is named for Saint Dwywe ferch Gwallog, a pre-congregational saint of Wales born between 465 and 585,[3] who was reported to be the wife of Saint Dynod Bwr and mother of Saint Deiniol and possibly of Cynwyl, Gwarthan, and Aneirin.

References
  1. "Church of St. Dwywe". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "ST DWYWE'S CHURCH, LLANDDWYWE; LLANDDWYWE-IS-Y-CRAIG". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. May 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. St. Dwywe ferch Gwallog

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