LLanbadrig- Church of St. Patrick

A place to turn up your coat collar and watch the sun’s rays lengthen the shadows, St. Patrick’s Church at Llanbadrig sits on a lonely headland. Dating back to AD440, it’s one of the oldest sites on Anglesey.  The Welsh name Llanbadrig means ‘Church of St. Patrick’.  Legend has it that Patrick was shipwrecked on Ynys Badrig, found refuge in a cave and water in a nearby well and later founded the church to give thanks to God.

I love that feeling of remoteness and serenity, and there’s something wonderful and unfathomable about the Welsh language too.  I suspect that it will appeal to my friend Paula, who is patiently Waiting over at Thursday’s Special.

What was I waiting for?  Why, the church to open in May, of course.

Wishing you all a blessed Easter.  Fuller details and a peak inside the church can be found at Anglesey-Hidden-Gems.

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  2. A clever twist, clever woman! And a beautiful walk with a chatty commentary. I’ve been walking with you. You certainly know how to choose a lead photo – they’re always magnificent. Unless of course I’m like a newly hatched duckling, imprinting on what I see first! Perfect weather here, so I’m not envying blue skies.

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    1. I can imagine you having to pray long and hard if the winds were howling, Carol, but it was still and beautiful that day. 🙂 Happy Easter to you and the gang. Anything planned or is Greg working?

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      1. We have our daughter and her partner arriving to stay this afternoon for two nights. Tomorrow we’re having my Mum, Dad and sister over for a family lunch and celebration for Glen’s birthday. We’re hoping to Skype with our other daughter in Toronto who turns 30 on Monday. It will be a lovely family day. Glen isn’t working until Monday night. How about you?

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      2. Wonderful! Enjoy every second and happy birthday to Glen 🙂 (sorry- I got his name wrong. 😦 – us poor old forgetful codgers!) Nothing special for us but our son will be home with his lady soon.

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      1. RJo – thanks for asking! I just pushed ‘publish’ a couple days ago, and am taking a last look before I post a self-serving note about it on my blog 🙂 This one was soooooo much more work than I’d planned.

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    1. Hello Anna 🙂 🙂 Sorry I haven’t managed to catch up with you yet. It’s been anything but peaceful around here lately, but I’m expecting a quiet Easter.

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  13. So many great places! I was in Wales as a kid and never have visited since – gotta go! Your pictures are lovely – great light and colours, among other things – and as Paula wrote, quite inviting. Thanks for letting us be part of the experience. And … happy Easter, Jo!

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    1. It has the most beautiful landscape, Tobias, but many of my experiences in Wales have been coloured by the weather. Anglesey was very kind to us 🙂 And thank you!

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      2. I would think so. It was getting cool and we were walking quite swiftly as we didn’t know how far round the headland the church was. If I ever tiptoe that way again… 🙂

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  16. I loved especially to see what the cemetery offers. I think that everywhere cemeteries offer surprises and art. Beautiful photos. Thank You for this post. Happy Easter.

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  19. the third from above, with the open gate is such a cool shot, very inviting. We won’t have to wait for long. Thanks Jo! This is a very pleasant surprise 🙂

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