Rare medieval paintings uncovered at St Cadoc's Church, Cowbridge
Post categories: History,ÌýReligion,ÌýSouth East Wales
| 16:51 UK time, Monday, 29 November 2010
Rare medieval paintings that have been uncovered at the church of St Cadoc at Llancarfan, near the market town of Cowbridge in south east Wales.
According to a , the restoration of the 800-year-old church, funded by , and private funding, has revealed a number of stunning 15th century paintings on the walls behind the lime washed walls.
A painting of St George and the Dragon which is said to be one of the best examples of its kind in the UK and a mural depicting Death and the Gallant - the only one of its kind found in Wales - are just some of the artworks revealed during the restoration of the church.
The paintings that have been described as "beyond compare" and had been hidden beneath 21 layers of limewash since the Reformation.
During the Reformation, whitewash was used to obliterate religious wall paintings in Catholic churches, transforming them into stark places of Protestant worship. Ironically, many of the finest medieval church paintings that have survived have done so because they were whitewashed at the Reformation.
Visit St Cadoc's website to that reveals the stories behind the artworks.
Currently, except for services, the church is closed to visitors for restoration until December.
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