Cross slabs from Saint Tudclud
The five cross slabs of Saint Tudclud (alternatively Tyddyd, Tudclyd, Tudglud or Tudglyd), a mid-19th century church in Penmachno in Gwynedd in Wales , are important early Christian cross plates from the 5th or 6th century AD 570 medieval sculpture stones, free-standing crosses and cross-slabs are known from Wales today.
- Cross slabs from Saint Tudclud
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The Carausius stone, which bears the Chi-Rho symbol , was found in 1820 along with two other stones near an old Roman road . It has been believed to be the tombstone of Carausius, a Roman military commander who seized power in 286 and was murdered in 293. This may be the same person as St Caron, to whom the Tregaron church is dedicated.
Another stone commemorates Cantiorix, as the cousin of the magistrate (suggesting that the political structure of the Romans after their departure was preserved until the 5th century). The inscription reads: "Cantiorix hic iacit / Venedotis cives fuit / consobrinos Magli magistrati" - dt. "Here lies Cantiorix / He was a citizen of Gwynedd / and cousin of the Magistrate Maglos".
The text on the third panel reads: "ORIA [H] IC IACIT" - German "Oria is here".
The fourth stone slab was discovered in 1915 in the garden wall of a hotel (about 40 m from the church and 15 m from the churchyard). One interpretation of the inscription reads "... son of Avitorius ... in the time of Justinus the Consul". There was a consul named Justinus in 540, but the inscription is unclear and could also refer to Justus; the broadest dating range of the plate is between 328 and 650 AD.Several scholars have suggested that the inscription refers to the (east) Roman emperor Justin II , who himself, or a general of the same name, repeated consul between 567 and 574 was. It is argued that this is one of several cases of close ties between post-Roman Britain and the Byzantine Empire .
The fifth slab was discovered during mining near the Roman road from Cwm Penmachno. It only has a cross .
Pont Rhyd-y-Gynnen is a Roman bridge in the village.
literature
- Donald Gregory: Wales - Land Of Mystery And Magic , Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst, Wales, 1999.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 2 ′ 20 " N , 3 ° 48 ′ 22.8" W.