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Who is St David?

On March 1, the patron saint of Wales, St David, will be remembered with gala concerts, parties and thanksgiving services - but just who was St David, and what did he do to be made the patron saint of Wales. This short article looks back over his life and death, giving an insight into his life and works.

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March 1 is the day on which we remember the patron saint of Wales, St David – but other than being a name, how much do you know about him?

He is the only patron saint of the United Kingdom who he actually lived in the country that remembers him as their saint and we know quite a lot about his life and his works. There’s no ambiguous tales of slaying dragons here!

It is thought that he lived between the 5th and 6th centuries, dying on March 1. A shrine is kept for him in the cathedral that bears his name – St David’s – in Pembrokeshire, with what is thought to be his bones held in a casket in the shrine; carbon dating of the relics suggests that they actually date from the 12th century.

David was a respected preacher and teacher, who became a bishop presiding over the Glyn Rhosyn monastery on which St David’s Cathedral was eventually built.

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