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Event detail for site: Llanfaes1284: Commission of inquiryThe warden of Llanfaes was appointed by Archbishop Pecham to join a commission of inquiry to investigate the repair of churches damaged during the Edwardian wars. The commission comprised two friars and a secular clerk. Bibliographical sourcesPrinted sourcesWilliams, G., The Welsh Church from Conquest to Reformation (rev. edn; Cardiff, 1976) p. 43 Other events in the history of this sitec.1237: Foundation - The friary was founded by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth as a memorial to his wife, Joan (Siwan), who died in 1237. [7 sources]
1284: Commission of inquiry - The warden of Llanfaes was appointed by Archbishop Pecham to join a commission of inquiry to investigate the repair of churches damaged during the Edwardian wars. [1 sources] 1382: Burial - Iolo Goch mentions the burial of Goronwy ap Tudor of Penmynydd at Llanfaes - 'the half-naked friar'. [1 sources] c.1401: Abandoned - The friary suffered during the troubles at the beginning of the fifteenth century and was said to have been deserted in 1401. [2 sources] 1414: Reconstitution - The friary was allegedly deserted from 1401, as a consequence of its involvement in the troubles at the start of the fifteenth century, but the house was reconstituted in 1414. [2 sources] 1538: Dissolution - The friary was dissolved in 1538. At this time there were four friars at Llanfaes. [2 sources] |
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