St Asaph

St Asaph County of Denbighshire

St Asaph (Welsh: Llanelwy ) is a city of the North of the Wales on the Elwy. Its population is of: 3491 inhabitants (2001).

St Asaph is surrounded by the countryside and offers sights on the Val of Clwyd. It is close to several very active cities of the coast such as Rhyl, Prestatyn, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. The historical Castles of Denbigh and Rhuddlan are in its vicinity.

History

The city seems to go back to the 6th century, with the establishment of a Monastère founded by Saint Kentigern. It shelters smallest Cathédrale the United Kingdom, dating from the 14th century, and dedicated to Saint Asaph, its 2nd Archevêque. The church of the 13th century which was held on the site of the current cathedral was completely destroyed by Edouard I {{er}} of England and its troops at the time of the conquète of Wales.

As a seat of a Diocese equipped with a cathedral, St Asaph had historically the statute of quoted. Being recognized like such for a long time, the municipal authorities of the city tested by 2 times in 2000 and 2002 to be made recognize again officially like city, but without success.

Festival

Each year takes place the international Fesival of music of the North of Wales (Gŵyl Gerdd Ryngwladol Gogledd Cymru/North Wales International Music Festival), festival of classical music created in 1972, which is held in the walls of the Cathédrale of St Asaph.

On this occasion the city off makes the promotion of its festival while being described as “City Music”, joining in that the desire of the population to reconquer for its city the statute of city, which its neighbor of St David' S has in addition however less populated.

Education

St Asaph shelters the Ysgol Glan Clwyd, an establishment of Secondary education in Welsh who was open in 1956 to Rhyl, on the coast - the first in its kind - before migrating towards the interior with St Asaph in 1969.

Personalities related to the commune

Richard Ian Cox, actor
William Morgan, first translator of the Welsh Bible in 1588
Alfred George Edwards, historian and first Archbishop of Wales
Henry Morton Stanley, journalist author of the famous sentence “Doctor Livingstone, I supposes? ” (“Doctor Livingstone, I suppose? ”)
Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poetess
Geoffroy de Monmouth, archbishop of St Asaph of 1152 to 1155

Twinning

See too

Sources

in: St Asaph

Holy Asaph

External bonds

the Council of town of St Asaph
Official site of St Asaph
Official site of the cathedral of St Asaph
St Asaph on the site of the BBC
North Wales International Music Festival
Article '' Education in Welsh '' on the site of the BBC

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