Page:Catholic Encyclopedia, volume 9.djvu/353

 LLANTH0N7 316 LOAISA

with the Saxon episcopate became more friendly. Af- of the priory was a^. follows. About the year 1 100 a

ter the Conquest the archbishops of Canterbury exer- retainer of the Baron of Herefordshire, named Wil-

cised their jurisdiction over Wales, and St. Ansclm liam, whilst hunting in the neighbourhood, discovered

placed Bishop Herwald of Llandaff imder interdict. I^e ruins of a chapel and cell, supposed to have been

Herwald's successor Urban was consecrated at Can- once occupied by St. David, and he thereupon decided

terbury, after taking an oath of canonical obedience to to quit the world and become a hermit there himself,

thearchbishopyandfrom that time Llandaff became a He was afterwards joined by.Emisius, chaplain to

suffiagan of Canterbury. A standing difficulty was Queen Maud, wife of Henry 1. The fame of the two

the admixture of race and language due to the En- anchorites reached the ears of William's former lord,

glish settlements, also to the iniorance and inconti- Hugh de Lacy, who in 1107 founded and endowed a

nence of the Welsh clergy, who nad ceased to observe monastery for them, dedicated to St. John the Baptist,

celibacy and gave scandal to the Normans and En- The rule of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine was

glish. A reform was gradually effected, chiefly by the adopted. In course of time the severity of the climate,

establishment of new monasteries. The Benedictines the poverty of the soil and thejpersecution of the Welish

had houses at Chepstow, Abergavenny, Goldcliff, natives combined to make life there impossible. In

Bassalcg, Usk, Llangyran, Ewenny, and Cardiff; the 1134 the entire conununity, nimibering about forty,

Cistercians, at Neath, Tintem, Margam, Grace Pieu, abandoned the monastery and took refuge in the

Caerlcon, and Llantamam; Cluniacs at Alalpas: Pre- palace of Robert, Bishop of Hereford. After two yeare

monstmtensians at St. Kynemark; Dominicans, Fran- a new monastery was ouilt for them near Gloucester

ciscans, and Carmelites were settled in Cardiff. by Milo, Earl of Hereford, which was called Uanthony

The cathedral, begun in 1120, was enlarged at the Secunda. Only a few canons lived from time to time

close of the twelfth century. It was regarded as a fine in the original monastery, and both houses were

specimen of Early English architecture, but after the governed by one prior, who resided at Gloucester. Reformation was allowed to fall into a ruinous state, The buildings at Llanthony fell gradually into de-

from which it was restored during the nineteenth cen- cay and passed into private hands at the dissolution

tuiy. In the following list of bishops of Llandaff, the in 1539. In 1807 the property was bought by Walter

order and dates of all before the tenth century are un- Savage Landor. It still belong to his descendants,

known. St. Dubricius (Dyfrig) is sometimes given as the habitable portion of it having been added to ana

the first bishop, but more correctly the episcopal sue- converted into an inn. The church is in ruins, but

cession begins with St. Teilo, who was succeeded by the western towers, part of the central one, and some

Oudoceus. After him came Ubilwynus, Aidanus, of the nave piers and arches are standing.

Elgistil, Lunapeius, Comegem, Argwistil, Gurvan, ^Tanner, Notitia Moruuiiea (U>ndon, 1744); Dugdalk,

Guodloin, Edilbinus, Grccielus, all of doubtful au- ^^ISJ^fLSnXSaWT?.^ * ^* Robots, lion-

thenticity. More historical are Berthguin. Trychan, * ' q^ Cyprian Ai^ton.

Elvog, Catguaret, Edilbiu, Grecielis, Cerennir, Nobis,

and Nud. Cimeilliauc, Libiau, Marchluid, Pater, Gul- Lloyd, John, Venerable, Welsh priest and martyr, frit, Gucaun (consecrated in 982), Bledri (983), Joseph executed at Cardiff, 22 July, 1679. He took the (1022), Herw-ald (1056). Urban (Worgan) (1107), missionary oath at Valladolid, 16 October, 1649, and vacancy (1134), Uchtiyd (1140), Nicholas ap Gwr- was arrested at Mr. TurbervUle's house at Penllyne, ^ant (1148), vacancy (1183), William Saltmarsh Glamorganshire, 20 November, 1678, and thrown into 1186) J Henry of Abereavennv (1193), William of Cardiff gaol. There he was joined by Father Philip joldcliff (1219), Elias de Radnor (1230), vacancy Evans, S.J. This venerable martyr was bom in Mon- fl240), William de Burgh (1245), John de la Ware mouthshire, 1645, was educated at St-Omer, joined (1254), William de Radnor (1257), William de Braose the Society of Jesus, 7 Sept., 1665, and was ordained (1266). vacancy (1287). Jonn of Monmouth (1296), at Lidge and sent on the mission in 1675. He was John de Eglesclif (1323), John Pascal (1347), Roger arrest^ at Mr. Christopher Turberville's house at Sker, Cradock (1361), Thomas Ruchook (1383), William Glamorganshire, 4 December, 1678. Both priests Bottlesham ( 1 386), Edmund Bromfield ( 1 389) , Tide- were brought to the bar on Monday, 5 May (not 3 May) , man de Winchcomb (1393), Andrew Barrett (1395), 1679, and charged with being priests and cominginto John Burghill (1396), Thomas Peverell (1398)^ John the. principality contrary to 9ie provisions of 27 Klis., de la Zouche (1408), John Wells (1425), Nicholas c. 2. The chief witness agiinst Father Evans was an Ashby (1441), John Hunden (1458), John Smith apostate named Mayne Trott. He was deformed, (1476), John Marshall (1478), John Ingleby (1496), and had been a dwarf at the Spanish and British Miles Sallcy (1500), George de Athcqua (1517), Rob- Courts, but was at this time in the service of John ert Holgate (1537), Anthony Kitcnin (1545), who Arnold of Abergavenny, an indefatigable priest- alone of the English episcopate fell into schism under hunter, who had offered £200 for Father Evans's Eliza Ixjth and died in 1503. The ancient diocese com- arrest. Both were found gLiilty and put to death. prised the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth ex- Matthews. Cardiff Records Oilardiff, 1898-1905), II, 17&-8,

cept a few parishes in each. It contained but one lYil^^tn' nii^X* ^nLP^ ^I'JJSI^piS^J^Y^;^'


 * ^i_ 1 /T 1 A iT\ mt. 11* A- rj.1 xu LooPER m Dxet. Plat. tiioQr., s. v. hvans, fhtltp; StauntoRi

archdeaconry (Llandaff). The dedication of the cathe- Menoioov (London. 1887). 351; Chaljx)ner. Memaira,U.

dral was to SS. Peter, Andrew, Dubricius, Teilo, and John B. Wainewriqht.

Oudoceus, and the arms of the see were sable, two

crosiers in saltire, or and argent, in a chief azure three Loaisa, GARciA de, cardinal and Archbishop of Se-

mitres with labels of the second. ville, b. in Talavera, Spain, c. 1479; d. at Madrid, 21

t-^?* »*• ^ Survey of the Cathedral Church of Uandaff (London, April, 1546. His parents were nobles; at a very early

171»); Rees. Liber Landavenata (Llandovery, 1840); Ddgdale, ^^ t * ««*«««^ 4l,«rk^«, ;«:««„ -,^«,™* «4. a i zL

Monasticon Anolieanum,\l, pt. Hi (London. 1846 ; Winkle; Jgc he entered the Dommican convent at Salamanca.

Cathedral Churches of England and Wales (London. 1800); Its severe discipline, however, affected his dehcate

Evans. The Text of tje Book of LUin Day (Oxford, 1893); constitution and he was transferred to the convent of

Newell, Z/(aruia/f in Diocesan Hxsiorxeii Series iljonaoi\AQQ2)\ «, t>„,,i :« ■d^.-x^i;*! „,k»»» u« «,«- .^...r.^.^^ :«. i^ioc

Digest of theparvih registers unthin the Diocese of Uandnff (Car- St. Paul m Pefiafiel where he waS professed m 1495.

diff, 1905); Fairbairns. Cathedrals of England and Wales (Lon- On the completion of his Studies m Alcal^, and later

^/J^'j-S^L^x*** ""^ '^ ^^""^^"^ of I'londnff, ed. by Bradnby ^t St. Gregory's College, Valladohd, he taught philoe-

(Cardiff. 1908). Edwin Burton. ^p^y and theology. About the ^me tiie he was

Llanthony Priory, a monastery of August inian appointed regent of studies and for two terms filled

Canons, situated amongst the Black Mountains of the office of rector in St. Gregory's College. In 1518

South Wales, nine miles north-east of Abergavenny, he represented his province at the general chapter

St. David is said to have live(l some time here as a her- held at Rome where his accomplishznents. Ids soimd

init, hut the tradition lacks confirmation. The origin judgment, and piety secured for him by unaoi-