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- St David, now the patron saint of Wales, was a Welsh bishop who lived from c. 500-589 AD. The anniversary of his death on 1 March 589 AD is celebrated annually as St David’s day, or the Feast of St David, in Wales. Many miracles are ascribed to St David and he founded many churches, with over 50 named after him.
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Every year on 1 March, Wales celebrates St David's Day - but how much do we actually know about the country's patron saint?
St. David (born c. 520, near St. Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died c. 600, Menevia; feast day March 1) was a 6th-century bishop who is revered as the patron saint of Wales.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The ‘Life’ of St David/Dewi Sant
- The ‘Real’ St David?
- The Legends of St David
- David and Boia
- The Example of St David
- David and Celtic Christianity
- The Cult of St David
- St David Today
The earliest known ‘life’ of St David was written by a monk called Rhygyfarch around 1080, five hundred years after David died. It was based on the oral traditions and memories of his sayings and the stories passed down, not always what we would consider ‘facts’. Later versions added more detail from other sources. According to these, his father wa...
We know very few hard facts about David, but as he lived 1500 years ago, in a land where people passed on their history by speaking it not writing it down, that is not very surprising! He was reputed to have been unusually tall for the time (about 6 feet), a powerful speaker and spoke as a bishop at the Synod of Brefi in c.545. From mentions in som...
The story of St David has been added to over the centuries with details from many sources, the weaving in of golden threads which have created the rich tapestry of stories we have today. Some preserve whispers and fragments of other stories which take us to the culture and history of an earlier Wales and to the earliest traces of Christianity in th...
One example is the story of David’s struggles with a pagan chieftain, Boia, when establishing his monastery in ‘the valley’. This story of conversion, magic, martyrdom and the defeat of pagan belief includes elements which probably do preserve traces of what the confrontation between the old and new faiths was like. It also suggests this valley was...
The stories and legends all point to St David as an example to follow, a model of a Christian life. David’s monastic routine and that of his monks was one of great simplicity and self-denial. Their days were centred on prayer, work in the fields (pulling the plough themselves) and reading. They ate one meal a day of bread and herbs or vegetables, a...
Celtic Christianity had a close relationship with the natural world, but it was sometimes a harsh one. David was a ‘waterman’ or ‘dyfrwr’, that is someone who drank only water (not the more common barley beer) and who would stand up to his neck in the sea reciting the psalms as a penance. However, many stories also tell of David’s kindness and his ...
The cult of St David, where people were drawn to him and his miracles during his lifetime, grew in strength and spread after his death. Many sites in the landscape, such as healing wells, were believed to have sprung up where he performed miracles and churches were dedicated to him across Wales and elsewhere. The area around the peninsula became kn...
The restored shrine of St David here in the cathedral is used as a focus for prayer and reflection by many people. St David has become a symbol for Wales, a figure to which Welsh people all over the world can turn. His feast day is a national and international celebration of Welsh culture and identity, but he is especially associated with this plac...
- Elinor Evans
- David was born in the 6th century. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but David is said to have been born around the year 520 – some 1,500 years ago.
- He had an unlikely parentage.
- David founded a monastery. As a young man, David became a monk. He is said to have founded a monastery in around the year 560, close to the place where he was born.
- Britain’s smallest city is named after him. The existence of the cathedral means that St Davids is Britain’s smallest city, with a population of roughly 1,600 – compared to an estimated 358,000 in Wales’s capital, Cardiff.
Jul 31, 2009 · Last updated 2009-07-31. What we know about the life of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales and one of the early saints who helped to spread Christianity among the pagan Celtic tribes of...
St David: The greatest figure in the Welsh Age of Saints. Learn about St David, the founder of scores of religious communities and the only native-born patron saint of the countries of Britain and Ireland. Here's the low-down on our spiritual commander-in-chief.
