page_title: St Materiana's Church, Tintagel
section_title: Parish status
hierarchical_section_title: St Materiana's Church, Tintagel / Parish status
caption_attribution_description: English: Cross at St Materiana's Church, Tintagel
context_page_description: The Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel is a Church of England parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Cornwall, England, UK. It stands on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle and is listed Grade I.
  The first church on the site was probably in the 6th century, founded as a daughter church of Minster: these are the only churches dedicated to the saint, though she is usually identified with Madryn, Princess of Gwent.
context_section_description: The church is in the Boscastle and Tintagel group of parishes which includes:
  St Symphorian’s Church, Forrabury
  St Merteriana’s Church, Minster
  St Michael and All Angels' Church, Lesnewth
  St Denis' Church, Otterham
  St Julitta's Church, St Juliot
  The Holy Family Church, Treknow
  St Piran’s Church, Trethevy
  St Petroc’s Church, Trevalga
  The parish was until recent times in the deanery of Trigg Minor, then in that of Trigg Minor and Bodmin but now in the Stratton deanery.
caption: The churchyard looking towards Condolden with the modern churchyard cross
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