Strata Florida Abbey

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Strata Florida Abbey
Abaty Ystrad Fflur
Romanesque archway to the main nave at Strata Florida.
Religion
Affiliation	Catholicism, Cistercians
Year consecrated	1201
Location
Location	Pontrhydfendigaid, Ceredigion, Wales
Strata Florida within Wales
Geographic coordinates	52°16′30″N 3°50′22″W / 52.275104°N 3.839376°W / 52.275104; -3.839376
Architecture
Type	Monastery
Style	Cistercian
Funded by	Rhys ap Gruffydd
Materials	Limestone
Website
http://cadw.gov.wales/daysout/strata-florida-abbey/?lang=en

Strata Florida Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Ystrad Fflur; pronunciation^ⓘ) is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. After the region around St Davids was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St Davids firmly under Norman influence thereafter, the princely Dinefwr family of Deheubarth transferred their patronage to Strata Florida, and interred many of their family members there.