''Amddiffynydd yr Eglwys'' was a monthly
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has ...
periodical
A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also exampl ...
published by J. Morris in
Rhyl
Rhyl (; cy, Y Rhyl, ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The town lies within the historic boundaries of Flintshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at the mouth of the River Clwyd ( Welsh: ''Afon Clwyd'').
To the west ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
.
It began publication in 1873. It contained mainly anti-
nonconformist religious articles, and a small number of other articles of general subject matter. The Reverend
David Walter Thomas
David Walter Thomas (26 October 1829 – 1905) was a Welsh clergyman who was instrumental in the founding of a Welsh church in the Welsh settlement in Argentina.
Life
Thomas was the eldest son of Evan Thomas, from Lampeter, south Wales. Aft ...
(Gwallter Geraint o Geredigion) (1829–1905), the Dean of Bangor,
Henry Edwards (1837–1884), and Canon Daniel Evans (1832–1888) were the magazine's editors.
References
Welsh-language magazines
Periodicals published in Wales
Magazines established in 1873
1873 establishments in Wales
Christianity in Wales
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