Un petit résumé de sa vie (en anglais) à l'occasion de sa fête
A ce propos, le Comité interceltique de Guérande/Gwenrann organise un repas convivial le 7 mars prochain à 12h pour ses membres et ses amis proches ou lointains... Aliette.
When is St Davids Day?
St David's Day is celebrated annually on March 1st.It is the day when the people of Wales celebrate their patron saint, St David.
Who was St David? Was he Welsh?
St David is the patron saint of Wales and also of doves. Also known as Dewi Sant in Welsh, he was born in Caerfai in Pembrokshire, Wales to Sant, a prince of Cardigan, and St Non, the daughter of a chieftain in around 500 AD. He was recognised as a national patron saint at the height of Welsh resistance to the Normans.
St David is the patron saint of Wales and also of doves.St Davidstudied under St Paulinus in Cardigan before he went on pilgrimages, travelling to Wales, Cornwall, Britanny, Ireland and Jerusalem, where he was made an archbishop.He helped to spread the word of Christianity, and he founded around 12 monastaries in his lifetime. He also helped to suppress Pelegrian heresy, where people believed that original sin did not taint human nature and people are capable of choosing good or evil without divine aid.Monastaries founded by him were known for their extreme asceticism, where monks abstained from worldly pleasures, living on a diet of bread, vegetables, water and milk. They also did all hard labour themselves, including farming without the aid of ox to plow the fields.
While little is known about St David's life, he is known for performing miracles. His most famous miracle was when he was preaching to a large crowd at the Synod of Brefi and raised the ground beneath him into a hill so his sermon could be heard by all.
St David also lived after eating bread poisoned by monks at his monastary who tired of their life of austerity, and restored the sight of his tutor, St Paulinus.