t. David, or Dewi Sant, as he is known in Welsh, was the son of a Christian noblewoman called Non, or Nonna. He was born in a great thunderstorm, in the sixth century, and legend has it that the place where he was born was flooded with brilliant light, so people believed he was destined for important things. He was a great traveller, and there is a story that he went as far as the Holy Land, where he was ordained a Christian bishop. On his return to Wales, he set about converting the people to Christianity and he established many churches in South Wales. He built a monastery at his birthplace, where the monks ate a meagre diet of bread and vegetables. One of the main sources of vegetable was the wild leek which grew locally, and it has since become the national emblem of Wales, and St David its patron saint. The present Cathedral was rebuilt in the 12th century. The Pilgrims passed through St David's, Pembrokeshire, on Tuesday 3rd June.

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