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	Mair, Seren y Môr, a Santes Wenfrewi/Our Lady Star of the Sea and St. Winefride Bull Bay Road LL68 9ED Amlwch United Kingdom
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Congregation:	Our Lady Star Of The Sea and St. Winefride (Diocese of Wrexham)
Geogr. Coordinates:	53.41147° N, 4.3515° W
Reference year:	1937
Architectural style:	Modern
Building type:	Single-nave church
Description:	Modern, north-oriented single-nave church with parabolic vault
Name derivation:	From Mary, the mother of Jesus, in her role as “Stella Maris“ (“Star of the Sea“) and patron saint of the seafarers, and from St Winefride


Building material	Reinforced concrete
Noteworthy	Nave with parabolic vault in the shape of the upturned hull of a boat

History:

1937:	Completion after a five-year building period (architect Giuseppe Rinvolucri)
2004:	Mothballed for Health and Safety reasons
01/05/2011:	Re-dedication after restoration

Important persons:

1st patron:	Maria Stella Maris (mother of Jesus, patron saint of seafarers (“Star of the Sea”))
2nd patron:	Winifred/Gwenffrewi (also “Winefride”, ?–650, Welsh nun and martyr)

Sources

Cenhadaeth ar Ynys Môn/Mission on Anglesey: Our Lady Star Of The Sea and St. Winefride RC Church, http://www.omianglesey.org.uk/ourstandard.asp?pageid=80, retrieved 14/01/2018

Wikipedia: Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_Star_of_the_Sea_and_St_Winefride,_Amlwch, retrieved 14/01/2018