Location Monmouthshire Denomination Church in Wales Completed 13th century Status Parish church | Country Wales Functional status Active Address Abergavenny NP7 8UG, UK Diocese Diocese of Monmouth | |
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Website skenfrith.org#/st-bridgets-church/4570947561 Similar Skenfrith Castle, Grosmont Castle, White Castle - Monmouthshire, Devizes Castle, Monmouth Castle | ||
St Bridget's Church lies at the north end of the village of Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was listed as a Grade I listed building on 19 November 1953. The church is dedicated to Brigit of Kildare (Welsh: Sant Ffraid), to whom 17 churches are dedicated in Wales.
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History and architecture
The church is medieval in origin, with the earliest parts believed to date from the reign of King John (1166–1216). It was extended in the fourteenth and again in the sixteenth century, sympathetically restored in 1896 and again in 1909–10. The tower is topped by a dovecote belfry with a pyramidal roof. The building is constructed of Old Red Sandstone.
The interior contains the "very fine" chest tomb of John Morgan, died 1557, who was Member of Parliament for the Monmouth Boroughs, Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster and last Governor of the Three Castles, of Skenfrith, Grosmont and White Castle. A lectern of 1909 by the Arts and Crafts designer, George Jack, incorporates a figure of St Bridget.
Services are held at the church every Sunday at 9.15.
Friends of St. Bridget's
There is an active secular charity, The Friends of St. Bridget's, Skenfrith, which raises funds for the repair and maintenance of the church and in particular it financed 90% of the cost of the recent conservation and new display of the pre-Reformation cope. Patrons include the Lord Lieutenant of Gwent Simon Boyle, Sara Fulgoni and Sir Roy Strong. The Friends run a monthly sweepstake.