St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr
| St Padarn's Church | |
|---|---|
Eglwys Sant Padarn | |
St Padarn's Church | |
| OS grid reference | SN 599 809 |
| Location | Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Previous denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Padarn |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building (9832) |
| Designated | 21 January 1964 |
| Years built | 1257 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St David's |
| Archdeaconry | Cardigan |
| Deanery | Llanbadarn Fawr |
| Parish | Llanbadarn Fawr and Elerch and Penrhyncoch and Capel Bangor |
Saint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales.
Founded in the early sixth century, St Padarn's Church has gone through many changes, from a Welsh monastic centre (a clas), a Benedictine priory, a clas again, a royal rectory, a church controlled by Chester's Vale Royal Abbey, and since 1538 a parish church under a vicar.