St Woolos Cathedral - Stone Tomb - Newport, Gwent, Wales, Great Britain. - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

The full name of the Cathedral is:
'Newport Cathedral, Woolos, King & Confessor' located in Newport, Gwent, Wales.

An amazing church, a must visit for anyone interested in ancient, Saxon and medieval history, stunning stained glass, Norman and renaissance stone artifacts, within its Gothic ailse.

At West end of the South aisle, the damaged stone tomb of Sir Walter Herbert.

"The Tomb of Sir Walter Herbert of St Julians who died in 1568. Sir Walter in 1542 was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire, the figure on the tomb had been badly damaged. It has however been cleaned and restored.
Despite its condition it is still valued as an example of a renaissance tomb, very rare in Wales." Source: 'St Woolos Cathedral, Newport, Illustrated Guide Book'

Text below from the St Woolos Cathedral web site.

"It was probably during the late 470s that the soldier-prince Gwynllyw answered God's call to a life of prayer, and he built his "cell" here on Stow Hill. He died, according to ancient tradition, at the end of March in the year 500AD, but he was held in such honour that a wooden church was at once built over the site of his grave nearby. Indeed, because this became a place of pilgrimage, when the old wooden church was burned down, it was rebuilt in the Saxon times in stone. This actually remains as the present "Galilee Chapel" at the West end of the Cathedral. Later the Normans added their massive Nave - and then, later still, the "Norman Jewel" was given its "Gothic Casquet" in the 15th century. Finally, the Chancel was extended by the architect Alban Caroe in the early 1960s.

In 1929 St Woolos became the Pro-Cathedral of the new Diocese of Monmouth, attaining full cathedral status in 1949. With the Enthronement of Dr Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Wales in February 2000, the Cathedral became the Metropolitan Cathedral for Wales for the third time in its life. The Cathedral continues to serve Wales, the diocese and the City of Newport; it also serves as a large parish. In this place, the work of prayer continues every day for God's people everywhere as it has done for 1500 years." Text Source: (visit link)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The name "Woolos" is a corruption of Gwynllyw, the 5th-century Welsh saint who first founded a religious establishment on the site.

The present building has sections that date from Anglo-Saxon times. In the 9th century the wooden church formerly on the site was rebuilt in stone. This indicates the importance of the cult of Saint Gwynllyw and the wealth of his shrine as stone buildings were unusual in Wales at this point. Part of this building is now incorporated into St Woolos cathedral as the Galilee chapel now at the west end of the Cathedral. Text source: (visit link)

Address:
Newport Cathedral.
Stow hill,
Newport,
Gwent.
Wales.

Approximate Age of Artefact: 1568 Relevant Website: [Web Link]

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