| St Cristiolus's Church, Llangristiolus | |
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  St Cristiolus's Church, Llangristiolus Location in Anglesey | |
| 53°14′12″N 4°19′26″W / 53.236743°N 4.323919°W | |
| OS grid reference | SH 450 736 |
| Location | Llangristiolus, Anglesey |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Website | St Cristiolus's Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 610 (reputedly)[1] Present building dates from 12th century |
| Founder(s) | St Cristiolus (reputedly) |
| Dedication | St Cristiolus |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 30 January 1968 |
| Architect(s) | Henry Kennedy (1852 restoration) |
| Style | Mainly in Decorated style |
| Specifications | |
| Length | Nave 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m); chancel 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Width | Nave 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m); chancel 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
| Materials | Rubble masonry, dressed with freestone |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
| Archdeaconry | Bangor |
| Deanery | Malltraeth |
| Parish | Plwyf Seintiau Braint a Chefni |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Reverend E C Williams |
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St Cristiolus's Church, Llangristiolus is a medieval church near the village of Llangristiolus, in Anglesey, north Wales. The village, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the building, takes its name from the church. Reputedly founded by St Cristiolus in 610, the present building dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. Alterations were made in the 16th century, when the large east window in Perpendicular style was added to the chancel – a window which has been described by one guide to the buildings of north Wales as "almost too big to fit" in the wall.[3] Some restoration work took place in the mid-19th century, when further windows were added and the chancel largely rebuilt.
The church is still in use for weekly Sunday services (in Welsh and English), as part of the Church in Wales, and is one of four churches in a combined parish. It is a Grade II* listed building, a national designation given to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest",[4] in particular because of its age and the east window. The church contains a decorated font from the 12th century, as well as memorials from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Richard Owen, a 19th-century Calvinistic Methodist minister from Llangristiolus, is buried in the graveyard. The churchyard also contains the grave of the noted geologists, Edward and Annie Greenly, who pioneered modern geological mapping in Anglesey.
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