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Saint David
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patron saint of Wales
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Saint David, known in Welsh as Dewi Sant, was a male Catholic priest and bishop from the Kingdom of Dyfed. Born in Pembrokeshire in 512, he was the son of Non and a student of Illtud. He served within the Catholic Church and is recognized as a saint with a domain of Wales. His feast day is observed on March 1.
David died in 589 at St Davids. He is described in sources including The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and The Catholic Encyclopedia. While other entities share the name Saint David, such as a press with one work titled *My Kid's Prayer* or a musical artist, the historical figure is distinct from these modern references.
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Key facts
- Born
- Unknown, estimated at c. 500 , Unknown, c. Caerfai , Dyfed , or somewhere in Ceredigion
- Died
- 1 March 589, Mynyw , Dyfed
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church , Anglican Communion
- Canonized
- 1123, Rome , Papal States , by Pope Callixtus II (officially recognised)
- Major shrine
- St David's Cathedral , Pembrokeshire , Wales, United Kingdom
- Feast
- 1 March
- Attributes
- Bishop with a dove , usually on his shoulder, sometimes standing, on a raised hillock
- Patronage
- Wales; Pembrokeshire ; Naas ; vegetarians ; poets
- Controversy
- The earliest of the supposed bones of Saint David and Saint Justinian housed in a casket in the Holy Trinity Chapel of St David's Cathedral have been carbon-dated to the 12th century.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Dyfed
- Place of birth
- Pembrokeshire
- Place of death
- St Davids
- Mother
- Non
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- abbot
- Languages spoken
- Welsh
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Student of
- Illtud
- Image
- Jesus Chapel St David.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint David
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- date of birth
- 0512-00-00
- date of death
- 0589-00-00
- name in native language
- Dewi Sant
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- Dewi Sant – Saint David
- domain of saint or deity
- Wales
- feast day
- March 1
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint David
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; Latin: Davidus; c. 500 – c. 589) was a Welsh Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Mynyw during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales.
David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a large amount of detail about his life. His birth date, however, is uncertain: suggestions range from 462 to 512. He is traditionally believed to be the son of Non and the grandson of Ceredig ap Cunedda, king of Ceredigion. The Welsh annals placed his death 569 years after the birth of Christ, but Phillimore's dating revised this to 601.
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