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In the 2001 census, 72. 3 % of Chepstow's resident population gave their religion as Christian, with 19. 0 % stating " no religion ".
St Mary's Priory Church was founded by about 1072 as a Benedictine priory, and retains its ornamented Norman west entrance doorway, decorated with zig zag and lozenge patterns.
The priory was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, and became the parish church.
It was substantially rebuilt during the nineteenth century, and now holds regular services as part of the Church in Wales.
St Christopher's church ( Anglican ), and St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, are both located in the Bulwark area.
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