Rare Welsh Bible from 1588 displayed for first time

A rare copy of the first complete translation of the Bible into Welsh, printed in 1588, will go on display in Wales for the first time.

The book was translated in the year of the Spanish Armada – when Elizabeth I was monarch – by Bishop William Morgan as part of an effort to bring scriptures to people in languages they understood.

It has been kept in Westminster Abbey’s library collection ever since, having only ever been used in service once.

The Bible will be on public display in the St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire between 17 June and 9 July.

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