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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Dominicus StoneCountry: Wales
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County: Ceredigion Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Aberystwith Nearest Village: Llangwyryfon
Map Ref: SN597705
Latitude: 52.314627N Longitude: 4.059617W
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Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Ceredigion
In the church dedicated to St Ursula and her 11,000 virgins at Llangwyryfon (Llan-y-Guryrddon)) near Llanrhystyd there is an early Christian inscribed stone.
The piece of slab stone dates from the late 5th to early 6th century and bears a Latin inscription in memory of DOMNICI IACIT FILIVS BRAVECCI and when translated 'Here lies Dominicus the son of Braveccus' or 'He lies here, son of Braveccus'. The stone was found in the churchyard and was probably originally larger in size.
St Ursula was a British Christian princess who was martyred along with her 11,000 followers, all virgins, at Cologne in the 4th century CE. It is unknown whether she had any connection with this part of Wales, though it cannot be entirely ruled out.
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