Mary in Monmouth

                               THE BRITISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST PILGRIMAGE on the Hereford Border. Excellent pictures, but there is a "Bring your own beliefs "policy from the...

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THE GUNTER HOUSE AT ABERGAVENNY WITH ITS SECRET CATHOLIC CHAPEL. FUNDRAISING GROUP TO RESTORE AND TELL THE STORY OF THIS REMARKABLE HOUSE. FROM THE SOUTH WALES ARGUS The Welsh Georgian Tru...

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This study considers the concept of spiritual martyrdom as it came via the ‘Desert Fathers of Africa, via the Church in Gaul   to Wales and Ireland It argues that spiritual martyrdom e...

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Yesterday we left Madrun married happily to Ynyr Gwent (Honorius in Latin) in the town of Venta Silurum or Caerwent. The life of a queen, overseeing the affairs of the palace and the raising of...

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 It has been a while, since I have visited the topic of Queen Madrun of Gwent, wife of Ynyr.She is far from the 'legendary figure' in the guide books of the church, nor is she obscure.After do...

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I have tried to post some pictures, but it clicking the 'add photos' page just brings up some trashy scratchcard game. Yet another glitsch. Everytime the BlogSpot becomes 'new' there are more pro...

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22nd December,is the feast day of several early Roman Martyrs and some very holy saints. ST ZENO who died in the same year as St Julius and Aaron,who was a martyred soldier at Nicomedia(Turkey)...

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http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/evelynnicholson For all your favourite Christian Songs  Ave Maria, Schubert, Bach, Panis Angelicus, Our Father. Also available on iTunes!! Buy a track and give me a...

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YESTERDAY I TALKED ABOUT THE 'POPISH PRACTICES' CLAIMED BY PROTESTANTS OF THE FAITHFUL AFTER THE REFORMATION, WATCHING CATHOLICS  GATHERING TOGETHER AT HOLY SITES IN GOD'S CREATION-HOLY WELLS, H...

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THE VIDEO EXPLORES THE FINDING OF FFYNNON BEDR RECENTLY (ST PETER'S WELL) AND ANCIENT HEALING WELL AT BRYNGWYN NEAR ABERGAVENNY, AFTER MANY MANY YEARS. THE FARMER AND LOCAL CHURCHWARDEN OF THE L...

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 The Friars were established by the Staffords early in the 14th century. I am wiring this as a 'follow up to my last post on Mediaeval Newport and thank James Matthews from Newport Public L...

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This chapel, dedicated to St James, but commonly known as Longworth Chapel, was built in the late 1300’s and was used only for Catholic worship over 600 years. This also may mean the family i...

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St Kyneburgha was a female 7th century Mercian saint, daughter of the pagan King of  Mercia called Penda. She married King Ealhfrith, co-regent of Northumbria (who went to the Synod of Whitb...

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                                                                                       September 8th is ...

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Thank you David for this wonderful video of the procession through Usk to St Mary's Priory Church. God is glorious in his saints and martyrs, St David Lewis, Pray for us.

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      Yesterday at Usk, glorious warm weather brought out the crowds for the annual pilgrimage for St David Lewis. These pilgrimages have taken place annually for over a hundred years and ...

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Evelyn Nicholson | Inspiration | CD Baby Music Store I hope you will enjoy these. I am in a very busy period of work at the moment and will resume my posts after next week! INSPIRATION  My A...

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Last night,i n spite of a very damp evening, nearly a thousand people turned up to Belmont Abbey for the famous May procession to honour Mary, the human mother of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. People ...

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Today is St David's day and there will be celebrations all over Wales. His defence of Catholic teaching earned him his canonisation by Pope Callixtus II.He lived for a while in Caerleon and also...

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-- -- SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDRENS RACE.& nbsp;       This was a fine bunch of people, who raced from the Town Hall behind  down the road to the church. There was great fun and great ...

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FATHER DYFRIG HARRIS MONMOUTHSHIRE MONK PRIEST, FROM CWMBRAN, TORFAEN. Requiescat in Pace RIGHT:ST DYFRIG OF ERGYNG, BISHOP OF LLANDAFF http://www.youtube.com/watchv=6hh_irzH7yo&list=UU_fY_py...

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< ST PETER AS POPE IN BRYNGWYN CHURCH Ancient Welsh Studies.co.uk points to two men of Gwent, the first born c. 1045 and the father of Sir Gwyn, and secondly, the father of Aeddan who was born...

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EPIPHANY MEDITATION                  Such a great afternoon yesterday, when I  drove up through a balmy and sunny Monmouthshire landscape into the ancient Welsh Kingdom of E...

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