St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr

St Padarn's Church
Eglwys Sant Padarn
St Padarn's Church
Map
OS grid referenceSN 599 809
LocationLlanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
DedicationSaint Padarn
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I listed building (9832)
Designated21 January 1964
Years built1257
Administration
DioceseDiocese of St David's
ArchdeaconryCardigan
DeaneryLlanbadarn Fawr
ParishLlanbadarn Fawr and Elerch and Penrhyncoch and Capel Bangor

Saint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales.

Founded in the early sixth century, St Padarn's Church has gone through many changes, from a Welsh monastic centre (a clas), a Benedictine priory, a clas again, a royal rectory, a church controlled by Chester's Vale Royal Abbey, and since 1538 a parish church under a vicar.