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Newport Cathedral (Cathedral Church of St Woolos, King & Confessor) is a mediæval Anglican cathedral in the St Woolos area of Newport, Monmouthshire. It is the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. The church was founded by St Gwynllyw, King of Gwynllwg, following his conversion to Christianity in the later 5th century. Woolos is a corruption of the Welsh name Gwynllyw. According to legend he was told in a dream to follow a white ox to the prominent hill where he built the church. In the 12th century a large new church in the Romanesque style was built to the east of the original church. The footprint of this original church is reflected in St Mary's chapel at the west end of the current cathedral, a grand 12th-century Romanesque portal joining the two. The tower dates from the 15th century. The church remained prominent on its hill-top in a rural location, well outside the municipal boundaries, until the late 19th century when it finally become surrounded by Newport's suburbs. St Woolos achieved cathedral status in 1949. It is within the council area of Newport.
CADW Grade I Listed 2998.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Alternative name(s): Newport Cathedral
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.583031,-2.998584
Grid Reference: ST309876
Police Area: Gwent
Council Area: Newport
Community (Civil Parish): Stow Hill C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 320197
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Newport_Cathedral,_Monmouthshire_320197

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