#llandaff

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Llandaf Cathedral, South Wales

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"Black Spire"

Infinite Painter.

A photograph my mother took of Llandaff Cathedral, edited by myself into a black-and-white stamp format.

CC-BY-SA 4.0

[maypoleman1]

9th February

St Teilo’s Day

St Teilo. Source: Orthodox Christianity website

Today is St Teilo’s Day. Teilo was a fifth century Welsh monk and bishop, possibly of royal descent, who became a leading figure in Welsh monasticism and also the Bishop of Llandaff, near Cardiff. He was particularly venerated in the Celtic areas of Britain that held out against the Anglo-Saxon invaders, and his cult therefore naturally extended to Britanny. A rather gruesome cure became associated with this Welsh saint. Apparently if one was afflicted with whooping cough, a cure could be obtained by drinking from Teilo’s holy well at Maenclochog in Dyfed. The only drawback to this was the curative waters had to be quaffed from Teilo’s hollowed out skull, or the cure would not work. To complicate matters, Teilo apparently had three skulls - located at Llandaf, his birthplace in Penally, and the place of his death, Llandeilo Fawr in Dyfed. This was explained by God wishing all three sites to have a (literal) piece of Teilo, so he effectively cloned the deceased saint’s head twice. The skull generally held to be the real thing now resides in Llandaff Cathedral, and no one attempts to drink from it.

It is hard to see this strange tradition having anything other than Celtic pagan roots, given the importance of heads to Druidic religion, and the belief that the skull had magical properties.

[conandaily2022]

What did Llandaff, Cardiff's Dylan Thomas do to Brecon's William Bush?

William Bush of Brecon, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom has died. He was 23. Bush is the son of John Bush, 61, an English teacher, and Elizabeth Bush. John and Elizabeth have another son named Alexander Bush and a daughter named Catrin Bush. William worked as a surveyor with a commercial property firm. He loved rugby and golf. In 2021, William moved into a house in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, which…

[insidecroydon]

Hymns and arias: Whitgift's key role in Bible's Welsh translation

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Elizabeth I’s family background and Croydon’s most famous Archbishop encouraged a work of scholarship that has preserved a vital piece of heritage, writes DAVID MORGAN There’s lovely: the cover of Morgan’s first Welsh translation Bible A couple who visited Croydon Minster last year had planned their trip for a while. They wanted to see the memorial to Archbishop John…

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[misericorsalvator]

Chrissakes...

@djchezzychez​ ‘S your choice how to feed and what to eat, kid. Don’t eat chicken nuggets, that’ll mess your stomach up something bad, but beyond that, folk can yap all they want. It’s your choice at the end of the day, don’t have to listen, and don’t have to argue about it. Won’t change anyone’s mind, might as well do what you will and let all that die out til tongues stop wagging.

@fallen--leafs​ Don’t drink fucking vampire blood. It’ll bind you to them, and that’s one hell of a thing to get over. Don’t risk it ‘less you know for sure they’ll be dead after. And draining one dry... it leaves some sort of trail on you, a mark. Others of your kind don’t take kindly to that.

[monstrousgourmandizingcats]

Happy All Saints' Day to people who we are told received the spiritual espousals; hermits who live with their mothers; name saints of Llandaff cathedral who were never "bishop of Llandaff"; objects of a great and universal popular veneration; remarkable examples of the Christian type of complete "other-worldliness" united with the most capable "practicality"; entirely mythical personages round whom centre some of the most obviously false and preposterous of pseudo-pious romances; sisters who were probably martyred in Italy; people whose brothers try to get them released on the ground that they are out of their minds but who show clearly that they are not and suffer with the rest; young women of Parma who narrowly escape being tried for sorcery; some of the greatest, most attractive, and most widely appreciated women whom the world has ever known; official shorthand-writers; people who have had some very strange experiences, and periodically recurring stigmata, and are often in a state of ecstasy; people killed by the Danes while exhorting them to behave themselves; people who are learned, benevolent, and surpassingly good, beloved by old and young, rich and poor; and people who are quite illiterate but so endowed with wisdom that they are often consulted by educated men.

[foreignobjecticus]

Beware: contains a cough 1 min in that totally drags you out of it lol

Went to Llandaff Cathedral last night to hear Holst's The Planets suite. I know it's super white bread, but hot damnnnnnnnnnnnnn if this part of Jupiter ain't THE fucking shit. The acoustics weren't as impactful as I was imagining but I was stuck off to the side a bit. Still got some good sound moments tho. This clip above was a physical pleasure to hear thank youuuuu Also gave me a new appreciation of Saturn.

[ginandoldlace]

On 2 January 1941 – World War II: The Cardiff Blitz.

Over 100 bombers attacked the city over a 10-hour period beginning at 6.37 pm on the night of 2 January 1941. Dropping high explosive bombs, incendiary bombs & parachute mines, the Riverside area was the first to be bombed. In Grangetown, the Hollyman Brothers bakery was hit by a parachute mine & 32 people who were using the basement as a shelter were killed.

When the raid was over 165 people had been killed & 427 more injured, while nearly 350 homes were destroyed or had to be demolished.

Chapels & the nave of Llandaff Cathedral were also damaged. Western Cardiff was the worst hit area, particularly Canton & Riverside, where 116 people were killed, an estimated 50 of which were killed in one street in Riverside, De Burgh Street.

The Cardiff Blitz (Welsh: Blitz Caerdydd); refers to the bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II. Between 1940 & the final raid on the city in March 1944 approximately 2,100 bombs fell, killing 355 people.

Cardiff Docks became a strategic bombing target for German Luftwaffe (the Nazi German air force) as it was one of the biggest coal ports in the world. Consequently, it & the surrounding area were heavily bombed. Llandaff Cathedral, amongst many other civilian buildings caught in the raids, was damaged by the bombing in 1941.

[robyndvs]

Llandaff cathedral 🕸️

[grandmaster-anne]

Court Circular | 2nd March 2023

Buckingham Palace

The King was represented by Professor Peter Vaughan (His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan) at a Service of Thanksgiving for Dame Kathrin Thomas (formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan) which was held in Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort were represented by Dame Penelope Keith (Actor) at the Funeral of Mr Kit (Christopher) Hesketh-Harvey (Musician and Entertainer) which was held at St. Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London WC2, this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Prince and Princess of Wales this morning received The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway at Windsor Castle. Their Royal Highnesses, accompanied by The Crown Prince and Princess, afterwards held a Meeting with Norwegian business delegates.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, this morning attended the National Equine Forum at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, One Birdcage Walk, London SW1. Her Royal Highness, Patron, Special Forces Club, this evening attended the Annual Reception at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

[watasemasaru]

—ocs as obscure references

ANIMAL: stray cats and crows

COLORS: olive green, heather gray, navy, cherry

MONTH: july

SONGS: goin’ out west, tom waits | jackass, green day | a jackknife to a swan, the mighty mighty bosstones | the warrior's code, dropkick murphys

NUMBER: 7

PLANTS: blue yucca, switchgrass, bishop of llandaff (dahlia)

SMELLS: leather, cigarettes, petrichor

GEMSTONE: serpentine

TIME OF DAY: 2am

SEASON: early summer

PLACES: the barn, molly's bar, will rogers beach, back porch

FOOD: fried green tomatoes, fried catfish, french fries, strawberry pie

DRINKS: forgotten coffee, bottled water left in the car, jack and coke

ELEMENT: air

ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS: cancer❂ libra❍ leo↑

SEASONINGS: sea salt

SKY: deep blue, cloudless

WEATHER: hot and dry, not a breeze to be found

MAGICAL POWER: inhuman strength

WEAPONS: fists, glock17

SOCIAL MEDIA: youtube

MAKEUP PRODUCT: spf

CANDY: red licorice

METHOD OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL: train

ART STYLE: josh pants (the art of pants)

FEAR: loss of independence

MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE: badb catha

PIECE OF STATIONARY: back of junk mail

THREE EMOJIS: 🤬🍿��

CELESTIAL BODY: orion

[dougrobyngoold]

A Walk Along the Taff River & Llandaff Cathedral - Cardiff, Wales

Today we had a lovely 8+-mile walk along the Taff River. We meandered along, taking in sports fields and ruins as we walked.

Training facility for the national cricket team.

Ruins from Bishop's Palace - pictured above and below.

Our next destination, Llandaff Cathedral's spire, peeking over the walls of Bishop's Palace.

Llandaff Cathedral - pictured above and below.

We loved the entry to the cathedral, the steps led down into the building - all the other cathedrals we have been in are raised up and you have to go up steps to enter them.

The interior of this cathedral was massive and it contained a large number of artifacts:

The beautiful wooden door at the entrance.

The choir section and the organ.

One of the artifacts inside of the cathedral.

A panel from the Bishop of Llandaff's throne, dated 1478-1496.

Several of the multiple tombs that are located inside of the cathedral, pictured above and below.

After visiting the cathedral, we walked up Dean's Steps to the hill overlooking the cathedral where there are several memorials:

These are the ruins of the Bell Tower, that were restored by pulling down the Tower House, which was the Red Lion Inn, it is now kept as a green space and the Llandaff War Memorial.

This sculpture is also a part of the Llandaff War Memorial.

From there we continued our walk along the Taff River, crossing over a bridge and heading back toward our Airbnb.

The Black Weir on the River Taff.

Quite a relaxing, beautiful walkway - a nice break from the city scene!

Perfect ending to our stay in Cardiff.

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[ubu507]

Summer 2009 No. 2 Mick Maslen (1946–2018) Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus