St David Lewis and St Francis Xavier Church, Usk
The church is dedicated to two Jesuit saints, Francis Xavier and the local David Lewis, who is buried nearby.In 1616, David Lewis was born in Abergavenny, he became a Jesuit, and after his training he returned to work in Monmouthshire for thirty years.In 1799, Fr Joseph Hunt was appointed by William Sharrock the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District to serve the Usk mission.Francis McDonnell, a local solicitor, donated the land and paid for half of the construction costs.On 18 November 2019, a shrine in the church was dedicated to St David Lewis by the Archbishop of Cardiff George Stack.
OS grid referenceDenominationRoman CatholicParish churchDedicationFrancis XavierDavid LewisArchitect(s)Charles HansomProvinceCardiff-MeneviaArchdioceseDeaneryNorth GwentParishMonmouthshireGothic Revival stylededicatedJesuitshrineReformationCatholicAbergavennyCwm, LlanrothalGunter MansionSt Michael's Church, LlantarnamPopish PlotPriory Church of St Mary, UskCatholic MassWilliam SharrockVicar Apostolic of the Western DistrictmissionVicar Apostolic of the Welsh DistrictJoseph BrownPope Paul VIArchbishop of CardiffGeorge StackArchdiocese of Cardiff-MeneviaArchdiocese of CardiffHistoric EnglandArchbishops of Cardiff-MeneviaMark O'TooleMetropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, CardiffCo-Cathedral Church of St Joseph, SwanseaOur Lady and St Michael, AbergavennySt Alban-on-the-Moors, CardiffSt Joseph, CardiffSt Mary of the Angels, CardiffSt Patrick, CardiffSt Peter, CardiffSt Joseph, Hay-on-WyeSt Francis Xavier, HerefordOur Lady of Mount Carmel, LampeterSt Mary and St Michael, LlanarthOur Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls, Llandrindod WellsOur Lady Queen of Peace, LlanelliSt Mary, MonmouthSt Michael, NewportSt Patrick, NewportSt Joseph, Port TalbotSt Dyfrig, TreforestOur Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionSt Richard Gwyn High School, BarryArchbishop McGrath High School, BridgendCorpus Christi High School, CardiffSt David's Sixth Form College, CardiffSt Illtyd's High School, CardiffSt John's College, CardiffSt John Lloyd Comprehensive School, LlanelliSt Mary's High School, LugwardineBishop Hedley High School, Merthyr TydfilSt John's High School, NewportSt Alban's High School, PontypoolCardinal Newman School, RhydyfelinBishop Vaughan School, SwanseaMary Immaculate High School, WenvoeBridgend DeaneryCardiff DeaneryCarmarthen DeaneryHereford DeaneryLlandrindod Wells DeaneryNewport DeaneryNorth Gwent DeaneryPembroke DeaneryPontypridd DeaneryPort Talbot DeanerySwansea DeaneryHerefordLlandaffSt DavidsApostolic Vicariate of the Western DistrictDiocese of Newport and MeneviaDiocese of MeneviaDiocese of WrexhamBelmont Abbey, HerefordshireOur Lady of CardiganCaldey AbbeyJohn HedleyOur Lady of PenrhysChapel of St NonSt Mary's College, AberystwythEngland