St David Patron Saint Of Wales - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

St David is the Patron Saint of Wales and March 1st is St David's Day. The first of March is recognised as a National Day throughout Wales. It is also a day of celebration for Welsh communities throughout the world and the Welsh flag with Y Ddraig Goch (the Red Dragon) is proudly raised. The date is tradionally seen as the date that Saint David died in 589. David was the son of the Prince of Powys and he went on to found a monastery on the site where Saint David's Cathedral now stands in Tyddewi/City of St David's in Sir Benfro/Pembrokeshire, Cymru/Wales. He was an important saint throughout the Celtic world and a number of miracles are attributed to him. His shrine in St David's was a significant site of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.

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