Christianity in Wales
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Representing 43.6% of the Welsh population in 2021, Christianity is the largest religion in Wales. Wales has a strong tradition of nonconformism, particularly Methodism. From 1534 until 1920 the estab
St. Meilig's Cross, Llowes, Powys. One side of this 'Celtic cross' was carved in the 7th century and the other side was carved in the 11th century.
12c St Cwyfan's Church, Llangwyfan
Eglwys-y-Grog, a 13th-century church in Mwnt, Ceredigion
A monastic community was founded by Saint David at what is now St Davids. The present building of St Davids Cathedral was started in 1181.
Celtic Christianity
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Celtic Christianity is a term previously used by historians for a form of Christianity which was held to have been common across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages. The term is dep
Christianity in Wales
…from their language and religious beliefs. Welsh bishops refused to co-operate with Augustine's mission to the Anglo-Saxons. However, a combination of Celtic Christianity's reconciliation with Rome and conquest of Wales by Edward I meant that from the Middle Ages until 1920, the Welsh dioceses were part of the Province…
A Celtic Cross in Knock, Ireland
Modern icon of Aristobulus of Britannia
Amphibalus baptizing converts, from The Life of St. Alban, written and illustrated by Matthew Paris († 1259)
The discovery of St. Alban's bones, illustrated in The Life of St. Alban