Father Ignatius Memorial Trust

Fr Ignatius (Revd Joseph Leycester Lyne, 1837-1908) was a prominent figure in the Catholic Revival which swept the 19th century Church of England. As a young man he resolved to restore to it the monastic life lost at the Reformation, and devoted the rest of his life to this aim, building a monastery at Capel-y-ffin in the Black Mountains. The Father Ignatius Memorial Trust holds an annual pilgrimage to Capel-y-ffin and the monastery church, including an optional three-and-a-half mile walk from Llanthony to Capel-y-ffin along the eastern side of the valley. The Trust archives are held at Abergavenny Museum.