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{{Short description|Church in Anglesey, Wales}}
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{{Infobox church
| name                   = St Tysilio's Church
| image                  = St Tysilio's Church, Menai Bridge (7594).jpg
| imagealt               = A small, almost windowless single-story church in a graveyard.
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| country                = Wales, United Kingdom
| denomination           = [[Church in Wales]]
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| architectural type     = [[Church (building)|Church]]
| heritage designation   = [[listed building|Grade II*]]
| designated date        = 14 February 1967
| style                  = [[Medieval architecture|Medieval]]
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'''St Tysilio's Church''' is a medieval church in the village of [[Menai Bridge]], [[Anglesey]], Wales. The current building dates from the early 15th century and underwent renovations in the 19th century. It was designated as a [[listed building|Grade II*]] listed building on 14 February 1967.
==History and location==
Located on Church Island near [[Menai Bridge]], St Tysilio's Church is dedicated to [[Saint Tysilio]], who was renowned for establishing a sanctuary on ''Ynys Suliau'' (also known as ''Ynys Tysilio''). The current structure most likely dates to the early 15th century, with some renovations made in the 19th century. It was designated as a [[listed building|Grade II*]] listed building on 14 February 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=Church of St. Tysilio, Menai Bridge|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-5405-church-of-st-tysilio-menai-bridge#.VxFg8PkrKJA|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref> There are a some World War One graves located in the church yard.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/75219/llandysilio-ss-tysilio-and-mary-churchyard/ | title=Llandysilio (Ss. Tysilio and Mary) Churchyard &#124; Cemetery Details }}</ref>
[[File:Bedd Cynan. Cynan's Grave at Church Island - geograph.org.uk - 423647.jpg|thumb|Bedd Cynan. Cynan's Grave in St Tysilio's Churchyard]]
Welsh war poet and dramatist Sir [[Albert Evans-Jones]] (Bardic name ''Cynan'') (1895–1970) is buried in the churchyard.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://imagingthebible.llgc.org.uk//site/608 Artworks at St Tysilio's Church, Menai Bridge]
{{Anglesey churches}}
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[[Category:Grade II* listed churches in Anglesey]]
[[Category:15th-century church buildings in Wales]]