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| − | [[Image:Flag of Saint David.png|thumb|Flag of Saint David]]'''Saint David''' (Welsh: ''Dewi Sant'') is the patron [[saint]] of [[Wales]]; his feast day is celebrated on | + | [[Image:Flag of Saint David.png|thumb|Flag of Saint David]]'''Saint David''' (Welsh: ''Dewi Sant'') is the patron [[saint]] of [[Wales]]; his feast day is celebrated on 1 March. |
David was born around AD 500 (the precise date is unknown) and died in AD 589, the son of a regional king or sub-king, and educated by St Paulinus of Wales. He achieved renown as a teacher and founded monastic settlements in Wales, [[Cornwall]] and [[Brittany]]. The communities he founded practiced asceticism: monks, not animals, pulled the ploughs on the fields they cultivated; personal possessions were forbidden; they could only drink water; meat-eating was not allowed. David's symbol - the [[leek]] (which is also a symbol of Wales) - is a reflection of this simplicity. | David was born around AD 500 (the precise date is unknown) and died in AD 589, the son of a regional king or sub-king, and educated by St Paulinus of Wales. He achieved renown as a teacher and founded monastic settlements in Wales, [[Cornwall]] and [[Brittany]]. The communities he founded practiced asceticism: monks, not animals, pulled the ploughs on the fields they cultivated; personal possessions were forbidden; they could only drink water; meat-eating was not allowed. David's symbol - the [[leek]] (which is also a symbol of Wales) - is a reflection of this simplicity. | ||
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The monastery founded by David at Glyn Rhoslyn on the coast of [[Pembrokeshire]], and where he was buried after his death on 1 March 589, took the name [[St Davids]]; it is still the site of a cathedral and claims to be the smallest city in the [[United Kingdom]] | The monastery founded by David at Glyn Rhoslyn on the coast of [[Pembrokeshire]], and where he was buried after his death on 1 March 589, took the name [[St Davids]]; it is still the site of a cathedral and claims to be the smallest city in the [[United Kingdom]] | ||
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[[Llanddewi Brefi]] | [[Llanddewi Brefi]] | ||
Revision as of 18:51, July 13, 2016
Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) is the patron saint of Wales; his feast day is celebrated on 1 March.
David was born around AD 500 (the precise date is unknown) and died in AD 589, the son of a regional king or sub-king, and educated by St Paulinus of Wales. He achieved renown as a teacher and founded monastic settlements in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. The communities he founded practiced asceticism: monks, not animals, pulled the ploughs on the fields they cultivated; personal possessions were forbidden; they could only drink water; meat-eating was not allowed. David's symbol - the leek (which is also a symbol of Wales) - is a reflection of this simplicity.
The monastery founded by David at Glyn Rhoslyn on the coast of Pembrokeshire, and where he was buried after his death on 1 March 589, took the name St Davids; it is still the site of a cathedral and claims to be the smallest city in the United Kingdom