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Dewi Sant, Saint David, is the patron saint of Wales/Cymru -- there are few facts and many legends about the life of Dewi. He died on the first of March in either 589 or 601 A.D. March 1st, Saint David’s Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant) is the traditional day of the Welsh, celebrated all over the world by wearing one of the National emblems, a leek or a daffodil, in commemoration of this Celtic saint’s death. Dewi Sant is credited with the spread of Christianity in southern Wales and is said to be buried in what is today St. David’s Cathedral, located on a peninsula in Pembrokeshire in southwestern Wales in the tiny city of St. David's. To learn more about St. David, you can check an online Catholic Encyclopedia, go to the British History section of the Britannia web site, and read this March 1, 2006 article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. To celebrate St. David’s Day in central Ohio, click on the “Events” button on the left side of the home page for the Welsh Society of Central Ohio. To find events for other organizations visit our Welsh America page and scroll down past the middle to the Welsh-Americans "Learn what they're doing" and "Find them" sections for links to resources.
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