According to legend David performed several miracles during his life including restoring Paulinus’ sight. The young David grew up to be a priest, being educated at the monastery of Hen Fynyw under the tutorage of St. Davids – foresaw the birth of David in approximately 520AD. Patrick – also said to have been born near the present day city of St. Legend has it that the patron saint of Ireland, St. In medieval times it was believed that St David was the nephew of King Arthur. The site of Davids birth is marked by the ruins of a tiny ancient chapel close to a holy well and the more recent 18th century chapel dedicated to his mother Non can still be seen near St. He was the son of Sandde, Prince of Powys, and Non, daughter of a chieftain of Menevia (now the little cathedral town of St David’s). Both his parents were descended from Welsh royalty. Davids.ĭavid was reputedly born on a cliff top near Capel Non (Non’s chapel) on the South-West Wales coast during a fierce storm. David (or Dewi Sant in Welsh)? Actually not too much is known about St David except from a biography written around 1090 by Rhygyfarch, son of the Bishop of St. Young girls are encouraged to wear national costume and leeks or daffodils are worn, being the national symbols of Wales. Today the celebrations usually involve the singing of traditional songs followed by a Te Bach, a tea with bara brith (famous welsh fruited bread) and teisen bach (welsh cake). Davids Day, the national day of Wales and has been celebrated as such since the 12th Century.
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