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==History==

==History==

In the 6th century [[St David]] (Dewi Sant), the [[Patron Saint]] of Wales, held the [[Synod of Brefi]] in 519 AD. It was the site of one of St David's most famous miracles.  At a church meeting held near the [[Rome|Roman]] fort of Bremia to discuss the [[Pelagian heresy]], David was unable to make himself heard in debate. He placed a cloth on the ground, which miraculously rose to form a mound from which he could speak.<ref>[http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=158] The [[Cistercian Order|Cistercian]] Way</ref> An alternative version says that the ground rose under his feet elevating him above the crowd and his voice was as a trumpet and the [[Holy Spirit]] in the form of a [[dove]] came and sat on his shoulder.<ref>

In the 6th century [[Saint David]] (Dewi Sant), the [[Patron Saint]] of Wales, held the [[Synod of Brefi]] in 519 AD. It was the site of one of St David's most famous miracles.  At a church meeting held near the [[Rome|Roman]] fort of Bremia to discuss the [[Pelagian heresy]], David was unable to make himself heard in debate. He placed a cloth on the ground, which miraculously rose to form a mound from which he could speak.<ref>[http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=158] The [[Cistercian Order|Cistercian]] Way</ref> An alternative version says that the ground rose under his feet elevating him above the crowd and his voice was as a trumpet and the [[Holy Spirit]] in the form of a [[dove]] came and sat on his shoulder.<ref>

[http://www.brynheulog.com/llanddewi_brefi.htm] Brynheulog B & B</ref>  Either way the mound in question is said to be the one on which the church was built, though it actually dates from almost seven centuries later. It has been altered a number of times, and at some stage in the past must have been considerably larger than it is now.<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-llanddewibrefi.htm] Pre-Norman Stone Crosses</ref> The central tower of the church dates from the end of the 12th Century.  Many features within this church bear witness to it having been an important centre for Christian worship during the 7th-10th centuries.

[http://www.brynheulog.com/llanddewi_brefi.htm] Brynheulog B & B</ref>  Either way the mound in question is said to be the one on which the church was built, though it actually dates from almost seven centuries later. It has been altered a number of times, and at some stage in the past must have been considerably larger than it is now.<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-llanddewibrefi.htm] Pre-Norman Stone Crosses</ref> The central tower of the church dates from the end of the 12th Century.  Many features within this church bear witness to it having been an important centre for Christian worship during the 7th-10th centuries.