Show St. St David of Wales Walea St. St David Patron saint of Wales Voles who lived between 44 and 5 19 was an uncle of King Arthur of the Round Table He was baptized at Porth- Porth claes clues where a 8 spring was said to have bubbled expressly for that purpose to this day It Is reverenced as a holy well Legend tells that when he preached the ground rose from tram beneath his Ills feet and formed a natural pulpit It was vas St. St David OaId who stamped out heresy in Wales and when he died his bod body was WAS t tuned in Glastonbury buthis but buthis buthis his tomb was destroyed tater later by Cromwell's Cromwell's Crom Crom- wells well's men It was he who persuaded Welshmen to wear wear leeks leeks In their caps during a n great battle under the leadershIp leadership leadership leader leader- ship of or King fing Cadwallader in so they might distinguish their own men from their Saxon foes toes The victory was theirs and since then the leek has been the Welsh national emblem Tit-Bits Tit Magazine |