Ichthus stone
The Ichthus stone is an early Christian sculpture stone . It is located on the west wall in the Old Church of St Padrig by Llanbadrig on Cemaes Bay, on the north coast of Anglesey , in Wales .
The stone was hidden under the plaster of the church until 1884. It bears the early Christian symbols of the fish and the palm, the latter meaning Jerusalem . Similar stones were found in the Catacombs of Calixtus in Rome.
The inscriptions are representative of gravestones from the 9th to 11th centuries, of which there are several on Anglesey. According to geological studies, it is believed to come from Anglesey. It was originally set up as a menhir ( English standing stone ). A similar stone, believed to be around 4,500 years old, was found in a field near Llanerch-y-medd.
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Over 570 medieval sculpture stones, free-standing crosses and cross-slabs are known from Wales today. This includes two recently discovered stones from Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog on Anglesey and five newly discovered monuments from western Pembrokeshire .
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Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 24.5 " N , 4 ° 26 ′ 43.7" W.