St Dyfnog's Church, Llanrhaeadr

Church of St Dyfnog, Llanrhaeadr
Church of St Dyfnog
"an exceptionally fine late medieval church"
Church of St Dyfnog, Llanrhaeadr Location in Denbighshire
OS grid reference	SJ081633
Location	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Clwyd
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	St Dyfnog's Church website
History
Status	parish church
Founded	13th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	19 July 1966
Architectural type	Church
Administration
Diocese	St Asaph
Archdeaconry	St Asaph
Deanery	Denbigh
Parish	Mission Area of Denbigh
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev Val Rowlands

The Church of St Dyfnog, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Clwyd, Wales is a parish church dating from the 13th century. The church is most famous for its Tree of Jesse window which dates from 1533. The parish of Llanrhaeadr is notable as the place in which William Morgan undertook the first translation of the compete Bible into Welsh, which was published in 1588. Morgan, who went on to become Bishop of St Asaph in 1601, was the son of John Morgan, vicar of St Dyfnog. The church is a Grade I listed building.

References

• Hubbard, Edward (2003). Clwyd: Denbighshire and Flintshire. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09627-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)