[MR] Dewi Sant - March 1

[Kevin of Thornbury]

"According to tradition, St. David was the son of King Sant of South
Wales and St. Non. He was ordained a priest and later studied under St.
Paulinus. Later, he was involved in missionary work and founded a number
of monasteries. The monastery he founded at Menevia in Southwestern
Wales was noted for extreme asceticism. David and his monks drank
neither wine nor beer - only water - while putting in a full day of
heavy manual labor and intense study. Around the year 550, David
attended a synod at Brevi in Cardiganshire. His contributions at the
synod are said to have
been the major cause for his election as primate of the Cambrian Church.
He was reportedly consecrated archbishop by the patriarch of Jerusalem
while on a visit to the Holy Land. He also is said to have invoked a
council that ended the last vestiges of Pelagianism. David died at his
monastery in Menevia around the year 589, and his cult was approved in
1120 by Pope Callistus II.  He is revered as the patron of Wales.
Undoubtedly, St. David was endowed with substantial qualities of
spiritual leadership. What is more, many monasteries flourished as a
result of his
leadership and good example. His staunch adherence to monastic piety
bespeaks a fine example for modern Christians seeking order and form in
their prayer life. His feast day is March 1."

http://saints.catholic.org/saints/david.html
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