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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 1st March. | [[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 1st 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 | + | 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 St Paulinus of Wales. He achieved renown as a teacher and founded monastic settlements in Wales, [[Cornwall]] and [[Brittany]]. The communities he practiced asceticism: monks, not animals, pulled the ploughs on the fields they; personal possessions were forbidden; they could only drink; 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 | + | The monastery founded by David Rhoslyn on the coast of [[Pembrokeshire]], and where he was buried after death on 1 March 589, took the name; it is still the site of a cathedral and claims to be the smallest city in the [[United Kingdom]] |
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Revision as of 13:45, August 10, 2008
Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) is the patron saint of Wales; his feast day is celebrated on 1st 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 St Paulinus of Wales. He achieved renown as a teacher and founded monastic settlements in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. The communities he practiced asceticism: monks, not animals, pulled the ploughs on the fields they; personal possessions were forbidden; they could only drink; 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 Rhoslyn on the coast of Pembrokeshire, and where he was buried after death on 1 March 589, took the name; it is still the site of a cathedral and claims to be the smallest city in the United Kingdom