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St. David of Wales
Patron of Wales (43)
Life and historical setting
David of Wales (512–589) is remembered in the Church as patron of Wales (43). The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Pembrokeshire.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with David of Wales include abbot, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
The founding of or renewed 12 monasteries, one of them at Menevia in South Wales, where he finally settled as abbot became part of David of Wales's lasting work. David of Wales served as Bishop of Mynyw during the 6th century.
The enduring witness of David of Wales is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, preaching and evangelization, and teaching and sacred learning. Ancient testimony and later devotional tradition are not given identical historical weight; legendary details remain identified as tradition rather than established fact.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Preaching and evangelization
The source remembers preaching, missionary work, baptism, catechesis, or another form of evangelization.
Teaching and sacred learning
Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.
Pastoral and ecclesial leadership
The account includes pastoral, monastic, or ecclesial leadership exercised for the good of the Church.
Leadership as service
The source presents Christian leadership as responsibility, moral courage, and service.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of David of Wales is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, preaching and evangelization, and teaching and sacred learning. Ancient testimony and later devotional tradition are not given identical historical weight; legendary details remain identified as tradition rather than established fact.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of David of Wales, strengthen us in authority exercised as humble service, moral clarity, and responsibility before God. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Catalogued feast-day statement; confirm the calendar used by the local Church or religious family.
Ancient testimony and later devotional tradition are not given identical historical weight; legendary details remain identified as tradition rather than established fact.