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St Asaph Cathedral |
The effigy of Anian II - Bishop of St Asaph 1268-93 |
| Chronology and Important Dates for the Cathedral |
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| AD 560 | St Kentigern arrives in exile. | |
| 573 | St Asaph succeeds Kentigern, | |
| 596 | Death of St Asaph | |
| 1143 | New Territorial diocese established. Gilbert first Bishop. | |
| 1188 | The visit of Gerald of Wales and Archbishop Baldwin. | |
| 1239 | Bishop Hugh building. | |
| 1282 | Edward I's troops accidentally burn the Cathedral. | |
| 1284 | Anian II returns and begins restoration. | |
| c.1310 | Bishop Llywelyn and Master Henry Ellerton rebuild. | |
| 1391 | Tower of Cathedral built by Robert Fagan, Chester. | |
| 1402 | Cathedral burnt by Owain Glyndwr. | |
| 1411 | Rebuilding Bishop Robert de Lancaster. | |
| c.1480 | Bishop Redman engaged William Frankelyn to make canopied stalls. | |
| 1601 | Bishop William Morgan translator of the Bible into Welsh (1588) | |
| 1643-60 | Commonwealth desecration. | |
| 1780-1830 | Major work to Cathedral interior. | |
| 1867-75 | Sir George Gilbert Scott's major restoration. | |
| 1892 | Erection of Translator's memorial. | |
| 1920 | Church in Wales disestablished and disendowed. | |
| 1932 | C.M. Oldrid Scott underpinning of the Tower. | |
| 1957-66 | Cathedral restoration and rebuilding of the organ. | |
| 1984 | Queen Elizabeth II visits the Cathedral. | |
| 1997 | Rebuilding of the organ and a new case. |
For more Information visit http://www.stasaphcathedral.org.uk/
©Text by
The Venerable T.W. Pritchard, Archdeacon of Montgomery
Photography by RJL Smith, Much Wenlock Shropshire
©St Asaph Cathedral - ©Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy
Reproduced with the permission of The Archbishop of Wales
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