As a young man growing up in the Ceredigion region of Wales, David often stayed and shared the company of the local monks. He spent time with the monks reading, writing and discussing the Bible. David spent time under the tutelage of a blind teacher named Paulinus. One day David placed his hands on the eyes of his teacher, and the teacher was blessed with the gift of sight. . As the years went by, David traveled the length and breadth of Wales, preaching his sermons to the praise of God.
At one of sermons in the village of Brefi, scores of people came to see him,. Most odf the people were unable to hear him or see him .As he began to deliver his sermon, the ground began to rise beneath his feet until he was high enough all in attendance were able to see and hear him. This miracle was one of many that would mark David's life in service to God and his people.
David was instructed by God to build a monastery so that others might learn at David's knee and be of service as David continued to be. David built his monastery in a valley called Glyn Rhosyn, and this is where the beautiful St. David's Cathedral stands on the ground of the original monastery. St David's is also known as the smallest city in Wales.
St. David died on the first day of March, and it is on this day every year that the people of Wales celebrate the life of their patron saint. This day is also marked as Daffodil day, and is a day of joyous celebration of all things that are Welsh!
The Legend of Beddgelert
In the 13th century, Llewelyn, a prince of North Wales, had a palace at Beddgelert. The prince a keen hunter and had one favorite hound - Gelert.
Gelert was mysteriously missing on a hunt day and on the the prince got back to the palace, he saw the Gelert, covered in blood and lying beside the blood stained cradle of his son .
The anguished prince, thinking the hound had killed his son, thrust his sword into the dog. . The dog's yelping was joined by a baby's cry. Llewelyn discovered the baby alive in his cradle, and underneath the cot, the body of a huge wolf that Gelert had killed.
The Prince was so filled with remorse, he never smiled again. He buried his faithful hound on the very spot he found him. This spot is now known as Beddgelert (Gelert's Grave).
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