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St. Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church at Dixton on the banks of the River Wye, about north-east of Monmouth, Wales. The church is a Grade II * listed building and the cross in the churchyard is also a listed building and a scheduled monument. ==History== The Book of Llandaff refers to the existence of a church, or monastery, on this site in about 735, when it was already described as an "old church" (''henllan''). Later charters refer to its fishing rights on the River Wye. At that time, it was dedicated to the Welsh saint Tydiwg, or Tadeocus.〔Sarah and John Zaluckyj, ''The Celtic Christian Sites of the Central and Southern Marches'', Logaston Press, 2006, ISBN 1-904396-57-7, p.329〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ggat.org.uk/cadw/historic_landscape/wye_valley/english/wyevalley_010.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/dixton-newton-st-peter/ )〕 The Welsh name of the parish, ''Llandydiwg'', and ultimately the name Dixton, derives from that of the saint.〔( Sabine Baring-Gould, ''The Lives of the British Saints, vol.4'', Kessinger Publishing, 2005, p.288 )〕 The existing church, now substantially rendered and whitewashed, consists of a nave with a separate chancel, a vestry, a tower to the west, and north and south porches.〔 The oldest parts of the building, including the herring-bone masonry in the north wall of the nave, may have an Anglo Saxon origin〔 or alternatively date from the 12th century.〔John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', Penguin Books, 2000, ISBN 0-14-071053-1, p.216〕 The nave seems to have been lengthened during the 13th century, perhaps when the tower and chancel were built.〔 A small window in the southwest corner dates from the early 14th century, but in 1397 the church was described as "intolerably dark".〔 The exposed Old Red Sandstone walling in the chancel dates from the 14th century, with a sanctuary window on each side, and a priest's door, with an ancient stone bench outside. There is a royal coat of arms painted on board and dated 1711 inside the church.〔 The north porch and vestry were added in 1824, and the whole church was restored in 1861–62.〔 Inside the church are five stained glass windows. The 1862 window on the south of the nave is titled ''Christ Raising the Daughter of Jairus and Healing the Son of the Widow of Nain''. It was designed by John Pollard Seddon, who with John Prichard restored the church. On the same wall is an 1871 window titled ''The Sermon on the Mount'' by Ward and Hughes. The last large window is on the east wall of the chancel and is entitled ''Agnus Dei Adored by St Mary Magdalene and St Tadioc''; it dates from 1954.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/site/109 )〕 The church is a Grade II * listed building as of 27 June 1952.〔(St Peters Church, Monmouth ), British Listed Buildings, accessed April 2012〕 In 2005 the cross in the churchyard was also made a listed building.〔(Cross in churchyard of Church of St. Peter, Monmouth ), British Listed Buildings, accessed April 2012〕 The churchyard cross is also a scheduled monument.〔 Cadw Listing SAM: MM308 St. Peter's Churchyard Cross, Dixton. (Coflein NPRN: 306511 ). Gwent-Glamorgan Archaeological Trust . 〕 The church is too low-lying to prevent winter floods entering the building, and brass plates near the chancel arch record the heights of notable floods.〔 A new balcony has been constructed at the back of the church so that perishable items can be kept above the floodline. This balcony is decorated with a beautiful oak screen.〔 The church had a rectory, which was later known as Dixton Cottage. 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 Peter's Church, Dixton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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