St Davids Cathedral - Pembrokshire, Wales, Great Britain. - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

St David the patron Saint of Wales - The shrine of St David and his bones lie in this amazing Cathedral.

There are many tombs inside the Cathedral & over 100 intact graves stones scattered outside in its grounds, but I suspect over time 1000s have been buried, and now lie in unmarked graves within the churchyard, as many gravestone lie against the boundary walls.

"To understand part of the reason St. Davids is so special, you have to know a little about the history of the area. St. David is the patron saint of Wales. Legend claims he was born around 500 A.D. on the rugged Pembrokeshire coast of southwest Wales. He was the founder of a strict monastic order in the town that bears his name, and was the most influential clergyman in all Wales during the "Age of Saints." His place of birth and the cathedral built in his name became one of the most important shrines of medieval Christendom - two pilgrimages to St. Davids equaling one to Rome. Important sites at St. Davids include the cathedral and ruined Bishop's Palace, along with St. Non's Church and Well. St. Non was St. David's mother.

St Davids is one of the great historic shrines of Christendom. Nowhere in Britain is there a more ancient cathedral settlement, for it reaches back fourteen centuries and survived the plunder of the Norsmen in the 'Dark Ages'. St David chose this wild, beautiful region as the site of his monastery in the 6th century and you will find his shrine in the purple-stoned cathedral, which nestles inconspicuously in a grassy hollow beneath the rooftops of the tiny city.

The large, cruciform cathedral, dating from 1176, is a treasury of fine things. The nave has a breath-taking beauty, embodying three centuries of craftsmanship which now make up a scene of medieval splendour. There are superb examples of the woodcarver's art in St David's - just gaze upwards at the decorative roof - and the choir stalls date from the late 15th century. Here, note the wit and zest of the medieval mericord carvings (carvings on the hinged seats in the choir stalls); they represent a trend away from the decorative severity of earlier times, and show that even in religion, humor had its part to play." Text Source: (visit link)


Cathedral Web Site. (visit link)
Opening Months: January to December
Opening Times: Daily 8.30am-5.00pm
Admission Info: Free - but donations invited.

During August the Cathedral try's to provide regular tours on Mondays at 11.30 am, on Fridays at 2.30 pm and on other days subject to demand and guide availability. Please see the notices in the South Porch and the Weekly Pew

Street address of Church:
St Davids Cathedral
The Pebbles
St Davids, Pembrokshire Wales.
SA62 6RD

Name of church or churchyard: St David's Cathedral Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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