Our Lady of the Taper

Our Lady of Cardigan, also known as Our Lady of the Taper, the national shrine of , is a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary created by Sr Concordia Scott and located in a chapel in , , .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Catholic national shrine of Wales
  • Also known as: “Mair o Aberteifi”, “Mair o Aberteifi / Our Lady of the Taper”, and “Our Lady of Cardigan”
  • Address: North Road / Heol y Gogledd, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1LT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cardigan Castle and Cardigan Secondary School.

Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle overlooking the in , Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle dates from the late 11th-century, though was rebuilt in 1244. was built inside the castle walls in the early 1800s. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Our Lady of the Taper.

School
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi is a bilingual secondary school in , . It offers secondary education from ages 11 to 18, incorporating GCSEs and A-Levels in its sixth form. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Our Lady of the Taper.

Movie theater
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a movie theater, which is situated 1,800 feet west of Our Lady of the Taper.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llangoedmor and St Dogmaels.

Village
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , Wales. The village is 2 miles east of , while the community also encompasses , Pant-gwyn, and .

Village
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is a village, parish and community in , Wales, on the estuary of the , a mile downstream from the town of in neighbouring .

Hamlet
is a small village in the community of , , Wales, which is 74.2 miles from and 196 miles from . is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Our Lady of the Taper.

Our Lady of the Taper

Latitude
52.08732° or 52° 5′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.65272° or 4° 39′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C4Q38PW+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319112377
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q7110766
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Our Lady of the Taper” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bishop Petit Memorial Hall and Cardigan Bowling Club.

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