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St Ceidio's Church, Rhodogeidio is a rural 19th-century church near Llannerch-y-medd, in Anglesey, north Wales. It was built using materials from the 14th-century church that previously stood on the site, which has been used for Christian worship since some time in the 7th century. The present building, which contains an east window dating from the 14th century and a 15th-century font, is no longer used for services, but has been looked after by local people. It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them", in particular because it is "unusual in being built closely to the form and detail of its Medieval predecessor." Two 19th-century writers thought that the church was in a "dreary spot",〔〔 but a 2006 guide to Anglesey churches describes it as being in a pleasant location with good views. ==History and location== The church is dedicated to St Ceidio, a 6th-century British saint who established a number of churches in Wales. Geraint Jones, writing a guide to Anglesey churches in 2006, said that the site of the church dates from the 7th century,〔 and the 19th-century antiquarian Angharad Llwyd wrote in her history of Anglesey that a church was thought to have been at this location since 630.〔 A 14th-century church here was rebuilt in 1845 under the supervision of the then rector, Hugh Wynne Jones. The 19th-century church reuses the foundations and materials of its predecessor.〔 At one time, the church on this site was used as a chapel of ease to Llantrisant church. In the 15th century, St Mary's Church, Rhodogeidio, was built to serve as a chapel of ease for St Ceidio's.〔 In 2006, one author noted that St Ceidio's had not been regularly used for some years, but restoration work had been carried out by local people.〔 St Mary's, which is about 0.75 miles (1.25 km) to the west, is no longer used for services either, but is in ruins. St Ceidio's is by the side of a road in the countryside about to the northwest of Llannerch-y-medd, and is set within a raised circular churchyard, known in Welsh as a '.〔〔 The area takes its name from the church: "Rhod-" is thought to be an abbreviation of ' ("defended mound") and "-geidio" is a modified form of the saint's name; i.e., "the defended mound of Ceidio". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Ceidio's Church, Rhodogeidio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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