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St Mary's Church is a parish church in Brecon, Powys, Mid Wales. [1] It is a Grade II* listed building in Powys . [ 2 ] The structure was originally a chapel of ease for the priory .
Brecon (/ ˈ b r ɛ k ən /; [3] Welsh ... When the priory was elevated to the status of a cathedral, St Mary's became the parish church. [15] [16] It is a Grade II ...
St Mary the Virgin, Brecon. William was an active Welsh scholar throughout his long life. He wrote articles for the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, the Archaeologia Cambrensis, [11] the Brecknock Society and others. He focused on archaeology, local history, Welsh place names and the folklore of Breconshire and Radnorshire.
St Mary's Church, Brecon is a Grade II* listed building. The structure was originally a chapel of ease for the priory. The 90 feet (27 m) West Tower dates to 1510 and is attributed to Edward, Duke of Buckingham. The eight bells date to 1750.
1967–1978 (ret.): Ungoed Jacob, Vicar of St Mary's, Brecon and Battle [8] 1979–1982 (res.): Alwyn Rice Jones (became Bishop of St Asaph ; later Archbishop of Wales ) [ 9 ] 1982–1993 (res.): Huw Jones , Vicar of Brecon, Battle and Llanddew (became assistant bishop in Diocese of St Asaph ; later Bishop of St Davids ) [ 10 ]
After the 9th Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, John Davies retired on 2 May 2021, the process of electing a new bishop began. After the electoral college held at St Mary's Church, Swansea was unable to elect a bishop with the requisite two-thirds majority, it fell to the Bench of Bishops to choose a new bishop.
Brecon East (Welsh: Dwyrain Aberhonddu), formerly St Mary, is an electoral ward in the town of Brecon, Powys, Wales. It covers the town centre and elects councillors to Brecon Town Council and Powys County Council .
List of monastic houses in Wales is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Wales.. In this article, alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers).