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St Davids Cathedral is found in the small city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire. Pilgrims travel to visit the Cathedral of the Patron Saint of Wales – Dewi Sant, or Saint David.
The site of St Davids Cathedral has been an active place of worship since the sixth century. Explore the history of St David, or Dewi Sant, the community he founded here and the role he continues to play in Wales today.
St Davids Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi) is an Anglican cathedral situated in St Davids, Britain's smallest city, [1] in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wales.
- Establishing St Davids
- The Medieval Cathedral
- The Cathedral and The Reformation
- Restoration
The Cathedral is the result of centuries of unbroken community and worship, from Dewi Sant’s day to the present. The enduring presence of this place in the face of history’s challenges is testament to its power as a centre of faith and hope.
The Cathedral as it stands today was begun by Norman Bishop Peter de Leia in 1181, and, adds twelfth-century author Gerald of Wales, was home to some friendly jackdaws. The central tower collapsed twice over the next century. In the fourteenth century, Welsh Bishop Henry Gower had it repaired and extended in his remodelling programme, which include...
Religious reformers of the sixteenth century, known as Protestants, resented the excesses of wealth and corruption they saw in the Church. They also demanded the Bible be available in commonly spoken languages, rather than the Latin used by the clergy and scholars. Protestant Bishop William Barlow was appointed Bishop of St Davids in 1536. He staye...
Despite eighteenth-century restoration, the Cathedral needed extensive repairs in the nineteenth century. Responding to these challenges, Bishop Thirlwall appointed famous church architect George Gilbert Scott in 1861 to conduct a survey. This was completed and presented to the Cathedral the following year. Scott’s report of 1862 showed that the Ca...
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St David’s Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese of St Davids and an iconic reminder of the Christian heritage of the whole nation of Wales. The cathedral is home to a living community of faith that maintains daily worship, welcomes visitors and pilgrims and offers a pastoral ministry of welcome, care, healing and re-creation.
Cathedral in St Davids is the most magnificent, most monumental medieval sacral monument in Wales. Its present appearance is the result of construction work carried out during most of the Middle Ages.
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