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Saint David

Saint David
19th century stained glass window
in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford.
Personal information
NameSaint David
TitlesBishop
Birth datedate unknown, c.500
Birth placeCaerfai, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Death date1 March, c.589
Death placeSt David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Venerated inCatholic Church,
Anglican Communion,
Orthodox Church
Major shrineSt David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales
shrine largely extant,
controversial bones in casket
Feast1 March
Attributesbishop with a dove,
usually on his shoulder, sometimes standing
on a raised hillock
PatronageWales; Pembrokeshire; vegetarians; poets
ControversyThe 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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Saint David (c. 500 � 589) ( ) was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to 512. The Annales Cambriae has his death at 601, which would move his birth date forward.


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