First Name:

Rhys

Last Name:

Maredudd

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Extant tomb effigy

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

c 1500

Allegiance:

Tudor

Condition:

Poor

Condition Description:

Little more than the torso remains. Legs and hands are missing, head badly damaged.

Memorial Notes:

Rhys Fawr ap Maredudd took a troop of local men to meet Henry Tudor on his march to Bosworth. He is credited with rescuing the banner of the Red Dragon on the battlefield, and according to some of the Welsh poets he struck one of the blows which killed Richard III. More about the monument and the family at https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-history-month-ysbyty-ifan-2045988 and https://churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-the-month/hero-of-bosworth-or-leader-of-outlaws-rhys-ap-maredudd-of-ysbyty-ifan .
The church is currently closed.