Church of St Illtyd

Llantwit Major, Glamorgan

Diocese: Llandaf/Llandaff

Exterior of the Church of St Illtyd, Llantwit Major
Photo © Martin Crampin

OS Grid Ref.: SS96626872
Lat/Lng: 51.408049812733,-3.4877449596701

Medieval church built on the presumed site of the monastery of Illtud.

Illtud's monastery, presumably on this site or in the vicinity of it, is attested in around 700 in the Life of Samson. The Life tells us that Dyfrig visited Samson here.

Saints linked to this site

Dyfrig

Illtud

More information

National Monuments Record
Church Heritage Cymru
Stained Glass in Wales

Sources

Browne Willis, Parochiale Anglicanum (London: 1733), 201

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