Thank you so much for these videos. I am a former atheist coming slowly to faith and in particular, the Orthodox Church. I am very much enjoying this series and learning so much. I have also bought your two books on Orthodoxy.

Ireland was the stronghold of Orthodox Christianity which was linked to Wales as part of Celtic culture before Christianity was brought from Egypt. Have not come across mention of Cornwall where traders from Egypt would be as well? Pre Roman Cornwall was a centre of trade to the mediterranean.

There were quite a number of cars about to pass you, which seemed to just vanish into nothingness... a miracle or the result of editing? On a serious note, I am really enjoying your videos and look forward to seeing more.

Thankyou Father this was interesting and insightful.

Thank you, for this serise most enjoyable, being from the Swansea valley, (now living in Thailand) and know very little about the Saints of Wales and some of it's history. I only lately started to follow Orthadox christianity, and I am geartfull to you for bringing these programs. Thank you

Ah. The joy and sorow is that a Roman Catholic Priest or an Anglican Priest could have made the same video, with only the branding changed. Indeed some of them have.

Glory be to God! Thank you father for sharing these hidden gems that are so holy and make up our sacred history on these Isles. Peace be with you.

Wow - that traffic noise and wind was terrific! I thought it was the sea at first. Maybe it was? Any chance of re-recording the audio? Enjoying your work though.

My spiritual father was the vicar of Port Talbot. Quite a poor parish even today unfortunately. You are doing excellent work for us British Christians in understanding our heritage and paternity, Father.

Sadly most of the ancient sacred sites of the Cymry are lost, hidden and neglected. The mainstream historians and academics are also ignorant of the significance of the places you explore. Thanks for bringing them to light again. Heddwch. Peace.

But what are the rules for entering into the church?? Should women cover their heads? Is Christ in a tabernacle somewhere? Do we now or kneel? Do we cross ourself? What do we wear? Remember who you are talking to… ignorant little sheep 🐑 :)

What was 'the faith's that was preserved? Was it church ritual or the gospel in the bible? Not far from there Martyn Lloyd-Jones preached powerfully in late 1920s until the early 30s the true gospel. We may hear him online.

Is bro using a green screen? (No offence to any Christians reading this).

A superb video, Father. In some ways, Llantwit Major is a very humble little Welsh village but it also has an ambience of profound spirituality. I did not know about its history until seeing this video but I am not surprised at all..........More generally, I loved your comment about Christianity being a religion of 'places'. It is not exactly a popular sentiment in contemporary, Western, Christianity but it has certainly been my experience.

Considering Patrick came from Brittany 😂 and Christianity was in Ireland well before Patrick arrived otherwise a great lecture

Many indigenous prominent Britons fled to Britony when the Saxon hordes took over. An interesting story is that much later, when the Norman French wanted to invade Britain, they employed the boat builders of Britainy to supply and navigate the invasion fleet to take the island. They knew that the ancestors of the original displacement would reliish the opportunity to take back their ancient homeland and religion. Whilst Saxon England fell in the blink of an eyelid, the Norman French had to marry into the old Christian native royal lineages to lay legitimate claim to the island.

This series is a delight and an edification. It is heartening to see "Celtic Christianity" invoked in defence of orthodoxy rather than liberal revisionism.

Cymru am byth ❤

The Welsh didn't even save the welsh.

Rome wiped out the early ‘followers of the way’ and killed them in the Coliseum up to 250 ad They then hijacked the narrative into a political amalgamation called Christianity with pagan elements to make it universally acceptable.

In the year 500ad, the britons(welsh) were the last christians left in northwest europe. They were surrounded by pagans fighting them on all fronts. To their east were the saxon, angle and jute invaders, to their far north were the fierce pictish tribes, to the south, the gallic peoples were defeated by the pagan franks cutting the welsh (britons) off from rome, and to the east were gael (irish) pagans. It is testament to this holy place surrounded on all sides by fierce non believers that the Welsh (britons) were able to hold onto christianity and build upon it and propogate it. Truly amazing. Great video.

The timeline goes back further than the 6th century as shown on the church plaque. It seems our earliest apostolic traditions including the foundation of the first church of Christ in South Wales has been expunged by the church, just as the tradition of Joseph of Arimathea visiting Britain has been deleted by them. The traditions that Augustine found in Britain were very much alive when he arrived: “The Britons preferred their own traditions before all the churches in the world”. Christianity was established here in Britain shortly after the crucifixion, the world’s first Christian church being built in St. Illtyd in South Wales, and our history and our ancient manuscripts proves all this. Consistent with the known 'great conversion’ from Pagan Druidism to Christianity was the early introduction of the Gospel, ‘the way of God’ as it was called. It was known as this by some of the disciples who were scattered everywhere at the death of Stephen, being invited hither by Bran the father of Caradoc/Caratacus. He along with other eminent British Druids had been converted at Rome under Paul's preaching. It is recorded that Caradoc brought back with him as teachers three Israelite Christians; Illtyd, Cyndaf, and Arwystli (the Welsh for Aristobulus), to whose friends or household Paul sends salutation (Rom. xvi. 10). Gildas, however, gives the introduction of Christianity to Britain before the defeat of Boadicea in AD 61. www.linkedin.com/pulse/lost-tribe-israel-its-religion-eifion-wyn-williams/?trackingId=RtGn4h%2F9ShmTzCyjDM2rHA%3D%3D

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We need orthoxy so bad here in the UK go back to the early church roots.

I have been to St. Illtyds which is beautiful, Holy...there are so many beautiful village churches in Wales with wonderful communities... A huge contrast from Cardiff City Streets at night time... But The Light is returning...The Light is promised of the new heaven, The Holy City, The New Jerusalem which is Twofold Peace within and without, with God who is Love and with self for peace with others via a quiet conscience...The Holy Spirit of Peace thanks be to YHWH God who is Love and Light for enlightenment of Love Anointed namely Jesus Christ in English, Yeshua Hamashiah in Hebrew, Isa in Arabic, Krīstös in Greek... We certainly need anointing with Love ... which is always moral and righteous for Peace...no. peace with sin which pays the wages of death...of God's Holy Spirit of Peace... God's promise is everlasting life through Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour who is returning...for Salvation and Heaven on Earth... HalleluYah It is #timetoendallabuse as #loveisnotacortisol stress hormone which is from our fear response to lies, betrayals, corruption, division and abuse which are sin... We need Justice upheld for Peace and Safety upheld for Trust upheld for Peace and Safety, Peace and Security .... Salvation...1 Thessalonians 5 🙏🕊💖🕊🙏✨️✨️✨️✨️

When Augustine came to Britain, the old established elders of the religion refused to bend the knee, as their faith was not centered on wealth social control and power. He promptly encouraged the Saxons to kill as many of the indigenous holymen ss they could. It is interesting that the old school books from Wales taught the original history of this island up until 100 years ago. The curriculum was promptly air brushed thereafter. In the same year the new history was introduced, it is notable that the new stained glass windows at Llandaff Cathedral depicted the old stories, perhaps in an attempt to make sure the original history of the Cymry was not lost. The dark age of the Cymry was the age of saints and literature, when the rest of Europe was in chaos. Sadly, much of the hidden, airbrushed and once accepted history of the Britons was successfully deleted, for political reasons by the incoming aristocratic classes who had no credible claim to this island. A Germanic master race narrative was established and the native Briton's were denounced as,'lesser breeds ' - see Bishop Stubbs in his attempt to scale the greasey pole of power and wealth. The people who were to become the English have also had their history deleted, as many of their ancestors have been living in the island as long as the Welsh. Thanks for your non biased and credible account of this history. Heddwch / Pease.

One has an inclination. That many ancient moons ago. That there were a lot fewer faiths and beliefs . Spiritual values and beliefs were more harmonic and universal. Nevertheless, most faiths have been corrupted or even devilishly created for the hegelian dialectic effect. Casting shadows,conflict, dissalutionism, dissemination, dissharmony, etc . Against the devine One feels, though, at this moment in time . Orthodox faiths. Such as Orthodox Christianity and Hasidic Judaism, as with such others, they are closer to the devine . There have been so many wars and deaths in the name of religion . So, would it be wrong of me to humbley ask why the Orthodox Churche elders. Remain quiet regarding the evil that is perpetuating internationally from ancient past to present day ? Kindly Lee

No offence my friend but To 'welch' means to go back on your word, to fail to keep your end of the bargain. A turn coat. Saving no one but themselves is more likely isn't it?

King Arthur, Orthodox slayer of pagans... ❤

St Helen, who is mentioned in the New Testament as a woman living in Rome and that was in contact with St Paul, actually founded the church in Llanilltyd Fawr circa 80AD. She was the daughter of King Karatakos (Caradog/Caractus). Okay, this is legend, but there is a biography that has some substance to it.

We the Europeans are the Israelites the chosen people of God. Repent European people and get right with God. We're suffering in our home countries because we've turned our back to God

Europeans are the Israelites of the bible. Welsh language is very close to Hebrew language. God bless

Amazing videos. All prayer from Syria ☦️

Norman viking oppressor scumbags who invaded our ancient Gealic/English island.

Diolch yn fawr - illuminating

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you

Christianity came here far earlier - Catholic Archbishop Ussher, (1550 - 1613) writing in his Brittannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates said : "The British National Church was founded AD 36, 160 years before heathen Rome confessed Christianity." 
Venerable Bede - wrote: "An early Christian mission came to Britain, dating around AD 37.”

Gildas, one of our earliest historians, a Celtic priest wrote: "Britain received the gospel in the latter stage of the reign of Emperor Tiberius.” Tiberius reigned from AD 14 to AD 38. Cardinal Baronius, in Ecclesiastical Annals: "Britain received the gospel in the latter part of the reign of Emperor Tiberius whose reign ended about AD 38.” He also records that Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Britain in AD 35. This remarkable record tallies perfectly with Gildas quoted previously.

6th Century? Christianity was in Britain in the 1st Century. Get a copy of The Drama of the Lost Disciples if you can.

The BBC's "misinformation czar" is Marianna Spring. She was herself caught out when she included misinformation about herself in a job application in 2018. Don't pay the licence fee

There are numerous families of belivers in Jesus who have been drawn to Llantwit Major by God's prompting, I know this beacause my wifes parents live there for that reason (not of the Orthodox tradition, but having a deep life transforming faith). I was happy to 'stumble accross' this video and will share this with them. Thank you!

pardon my curmudgeonness but a "good rock band" ? Surely that's a contradiction in terms ! I am an old gitte I admit but I've always loathed rock"music".

I enjoyed this been in the faith for two years now would love to learn more

The programs that you present are very informative for me very interesting. Keep doing these type of programs. Thank you.

Thanks again Father from old New Orleans 😇

I'd love to know if Celtric tribes lived intergenerationally in the same houses or if new couples were often built their own new house

Thanks ever so much Father, from old New Orleans 😇

Very interesting, I'm Irish and I know well the Cahill ideaxof how the Irish Celtic Church saved civilization but yes the roots of the Irish Celtic church do lie in western Britain, one point I would make it that the Irish church developed in a very unique way precisely because Ireland had never been part of the Roman empire in during the fall of the empire when knowing and learning were diminishing in Europe and great Britain Ireland was running against that trend in the other direction. It was the first fully European pagan culture to adopt Christianity post the Roman empire and within a hundred years of the death of St Patrick was developing a new Christian culture that probably took that pagan energy and created something not seen before. Yes Wales and perhaps other parts of western Britain ( St Patrick was not the only missionary to us ) provided the spark and definitely fanned those early flames but when the fire found it's unique fuel it developed in a very original way here before crossing again in the other direction to repay the favour. Great Britain itself was missionary territory for the Irish church not so long after it had received that spark. But I'd love to visit that church and give thanks. 🙏

would St David have known St Patrick?

Thankyou (again) Father for yet another wonderful video about a neglected part of British history, delivered in your trademark erudite style.

Well said. It was the Welsh (properly the Romano-Britons) who passed on the torch. With the collapse of imperial authority in Britain in the 5th century the invading English swept away the Christian church and the idea of Romanitas in the East of the Island whereas in the West the invading Irish enthusiastically adopted Christianity and picked up the torch. The story of this conversion is poorly documented, poorly understood and not fully appreciated but I think that it could be fairly stated that it began two or three generations before Illtyd's time. Alas, history is written by the winners and the British church lost out to Rome and its Saints and histories were neglected. Pleased to see you attempting to redress matters.