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Côr Tewdws
Côr Tewdws or Bangor Tewdws (meaning "Choir" or "College" of Theodosius) is a fictional Romano-British Collegiate church, ecclesiastical college that in the 18th and 19th centuries was understood to have been the predecessor of the historically attested 6th century St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major, College and Abbey of Saint Illtud at what is now Llantwit Major in Vale of Glamorgan, Glamorgan in Wales. The supposed Roman college is believed to have been invented by the historian of ill-repute, Edward Williams, more generally known as Iolo Morganwg. Forged records In the Iolo Manuscripts, published posthumously by Morganwg's son, Taliesin Williams, Taliesin in 1848, he claimed to have copied a number of 16th century documents which speak of the college being founded by an unspecified Emperor Theodosius ruling before AD 396 or shortly after AD 410 in conjunction with a certain Constantine III (Western Roman emperor), Cystennyn Fendigaid. The latter is a legendary Breton prince tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collegiate Church
In Christianity, a collegiate church is a Church (building), church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college (canon law), college of canon (priest), canons: a non-monastic or secular clergy, "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a Dean (religion), dean or Provost (religion), provost. In its governance and religious observance a collegiate church is similar to a cathedral, although a collegiate church is not the seat of a bishop and has no Diocese, diocesan responsibilities. Collegiate churches were often supported by extensive lands held by the church, or by tithe income from impropriation, appropriated benefices. They commonly provide distinct spaces for congregational worship and for the choir offices of their clerical community. History In the early medieval period, before the development of the parish system in Western Christianity, many new church foundations were staffed by groups of sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
