![]() ![]() St Davids CathedralThe exhibition then considers Reformation and Revolution and the impact of these on the Cathedral when in the Civil War, Commonwealth troops did severe damage to the cathedral and destroyed manuscripts in the library. In mediaeval times St Davids occupied a strategic position at the junction of major land and sea routes between England, Wales and Ireland and therefore the monarch took an interest in St Davids, William the Conqueror visiting in 1081. The Gatehouse contains an exhibition designed to introduce the pilgrim/visitor to the history and life of the Cathedral today including its daily worship.There is information about St David himself, about mediaeval pilgrimage to St Davids (two trips to St Davids was equal to one to Rome itself), and the importance of St Davids. Next to the gatehouse stands the 13th century Bell Tower which now has a Royal ring of ten bells. Also housed in the Tower Gate House is the lapidarium (where there is a display of religious stones) and below is the bishop’s dungeon. The Tower Gatehouse, is the only survivor and was used by the medieval town council. The 15-foot high Close Wall, built in the 14th century enclosed the original cathedral city. 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. 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’. Having survived the collapse of its tower, an earthquake and the Reformation, the cathedral continues to enthral and inspire its visitors, even after 800 years.St Davids is one of the great historic shrines of Christendom. The Normans eventually took over the monastery and began building the current cathedral in 1181. Unfortunately it also drew the attention of the Vikings, who plundered it many times over the next few centuries. As Saint David’s reputation spread, his monastery grew and a community developed. urrent cathedral in 1181.onastery ich he stood rose up to form a hill. It’s believed one of those missionaries was St Patrick. The present cathedral is built on the site of the 6 th-century monastery Saint David founded to teach missionaries to spread Christianity. In medieval times, it was said that two pilgrimages to St Davids were equal to one to Rome. ![]() Resting place of Saint David, or ‘Dewi Sant’ in Welsh, patron saint of Wales, the cathedral has stood as a place of holiness and pilgrimage for over 800 years. ![]() The westernmost peninsula of Pembrokeshire is dominated by the city and cathedral of St Davids. ![]()
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