Cathedrals · Mid Wales
Strata Florida Abbey
Also known as: Abaty Ystrad Fflur
Strata Florida Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Strata Florida Abbey is a cathedral in wales mid, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1164. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Strata Florida Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Ystrad Fflur; ) is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. After the region around St Davids was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St Davids firmly under Norman influence thereafter, the princely Dinefwr family of Deheubarth transferred their patronage to Strata Florida, and interred many of their family members there.
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Background
History
The Monastery was founded in 1164 by the Cambro-Norman Knight Robert FitzStephen (c 1123–1183). In the 12th century, Cistercian monks from Whitland Abbey, Narberth, Carmarthenshire started to construct a religious settlement on the banks of the Afon Fflur (from which the present Abbey takes its name), a short distance from the present site. This was at a time of fast expansion of the Cistercian order. The site of this first settlement is known as Hen Fynachlog (the Old Monastery). Around 1164 the Abbey of Strata Florida was founded through the patronage of Rhys ap Gruffydd. In 1184, a further charter was issued by Lord Rhys, reaffirming Strata Florida as a monastery under the patronage of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2754, -3.8383
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Ystrad Fflur
- Postcode
- SY25 6ES
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1164
- Official site
- cadw.gov.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q1814107 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Strata Florida Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Strata Florida Abbey?
- Strata Florida Abbey is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY25 6ES), in the parish of Ystrad Fflur.
- When was Strata Florida Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1164.
- How do I get to Strata Florida Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY25 6ES. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.