St Caian's Church, Tregaian

St Caian's Church, Tregaian
The 14th-century window at the east end of the church
St Caian's Church, Tregaian Location in Anglesey
53°17′30″N 4°19′30″W / 53.291621°N 4.324948°W / 53.291621; -4.324948
OS grid reference	SH 451 797
Location	Tregaian, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Church
Dedication	St Caian
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	12 May 1970
Style	Medieval
Specifications
Length	40 ft 6 in (12.3 m)
Width	14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Materials	Rubble masonry
Administration
Province	Province of Wales
Diocese	Diocese of Bangor
Archdeaconry	Bangor
Deanery	Malltraeth
Parish	Llangefni with Tregaean with Llanddyfnan (Talwrn)
Clergy
Priest in charge	J Ashley-Roberts[1]

St Caian's Church, Tregaian, also known as St Caean's Church, Tregaean, is a small medieval church dating from the 14th century in Anglesey, north Wales. It is dedicated to St Caian, a Christian from the 5th or 6th century about whom little is known. The building contains a late 14th-century east window and a late 15th-century doorway. The churchyard contains the grave of William ap Howel, who died in 1581 at the age of 105, leaving over forty children between the ages of 8 and 89 and over three hundred living descendants.

The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, and is one of three churches in a combined parish. It is a Grade II* listed building, a national designation given to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest",^[2] in particular because it is regarded as "an excellent late Medieval rural church".^[3]