Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
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"Abergavenny Priory" redirects here. For the Priory electoral division of Abergavenny, see Priory (Abergavenny ward).
The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Priory Church of St Mary | |
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51.8214°N 3.0154°W / 51.8214; -3.0154 | |
Location | Abergavenny, Monmouthshire |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founder(s) | Hamelin de Ballon |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 11 July 1952 |
Administration | |
Province | Wales |
Diocese | Diocese of Monmouth |
Archdeaconry | Monmouth |
Deanery | Abergavenny |
Parish | Abergavenny |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Archbishop of Wales |
Bishop(s) | Cherry Vann, Bishop of Monmouth |
Vicar(s) | Revd John Connell |
Archdeacon | Ven Ian Rees, Archdeacon of Monmouth |
Laity | |
Director of music | Tim Pratt |
Organist(s) | Judith Pendrous |
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St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster Abbey of Wales" because of its large size, and the numerous high status tomb monuments and medieval effigies surviving within it. The church was designated as a Grade I listed building on 1 July 1952.[1]