David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601
Dewi Sant is celebrated today in a festival of Welshness - leeks, daffodils, Welsh cakes, bara brith, stovepipe hats, choral singing, and rugby. We spotted Prince Charles wearing a baby leek in his buttonhole.
Stories about David include a miraculous healing at his baptism - similar to Simeon, a miraculous pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and the phrase "Remember the little things", which he is said to have used in his last sermon. A forerunner of Schumacher and of the "Think Global - Act Local" movement. He founded a monastery on the west coast of Wales in what is now St. David's, the smallest city in Britain, and the cathedral followed. It is strange to build an important cathedral in a tiny, fairly inaccessible place, but for some reason this seems to me to be a very Christ-like thing to do - glorifying God even if not very many people will see the work.
Stories about David include a miraculous healing at his baptism - similar to Simeon, a miraculous pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and the phrase "Remember the little things", which he is said to have used in his last sermon. A forerunner of Schumacher and of the "Think Global - Act Local" movement. He founded a monastery on the west coast of Wales in what is now St. David's, the smallest city in Britain, and the cathedral followed. It is strange to build an important cathedral in a tiny, fairly inaccessible place, but for some reason this seems to me to be a very Christ-like thing to do - glorifying God even if not very many people will see the work.
posted by Katie at 7:19 pm
1 Comments:
Ahh, Dewi Sant, I introduced some folk to welsh cakes in his honour. Some of the finest monuments to God are tucked away in what are, to us at least, out of the way places. I love it.
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