A monument by the infamous Iolo Morganwg
St Illtud, Llantwit Major
Discover Church monuments
These resources will help you to find out more about all kinds of church monuments. There is a guide to web sites, lists of key books and recent publications, notes on symbolism and geology, and a glossary. Each month we feature a specific monument - the artistically splendid, the simple but beautiful, the quirky and curious.
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Monument of the month
A dancing abbess? The tomb slab of Maria Schenck van Toutenburg (d. 1552), church of St Laurence, Rijnsburg (Netherlands)
St Laurence (Grote Kerk), Rijnsburg
‘Mabli, abbot of Cwm-hir’?
St Mary's Church, Abbey Cwmhir