The Rectorial Benefice
of Llantwit Major

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The History of Saint Illtud

taken from the text of two lectures given in May 2000 by
Reverend Canon Dr Patrick Thomas
Preface by Vivian Kelly.

Preface

During the year 2000, St Illtud’s church in Llantwit Major has been celebrating 1500 years of unbroken Christian worship since St Illtud founded his hermitage, church, school, monastery and mission centre on the banks of the Ogney Brook.  As a Celtic, Catholic and Anglican church, St Illtud’s has been the centre of the community and the 1500th anniversary has been celebrated in music, community events, special services and education.
The school established by St Illtud attracted pupils from all over the country.  It has been described as a fifth century university and Britain’s oldest centre of learning and it is in this tradition that the Revd. Canon Dr. Patrick Thomas was invited to speak on St Illtud in a day school on 6th May, 2000.

We are grateful to Dr Thomas for allowing us to publish his lectures and bring them to a wider audience

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