Solemnities, Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials, and Traditional Dates of Commemoration
- David, bishop
- Felix II, pope
- Albinus of Angers, bishop
- Swithbert, bishop
- Rudesind, bishop
St. David of Wales (5th-6th A.D.) was the third son of King Sant and St. Non. He was ordained a priest, engaged in missionary activities, and eventually founded twelve monasteries [1]. These monasteries he built in both Wales and England. One of the monasteries he built was Menevia, now St. David's, at southwest and central Wales, a monastery known for following the ascetic way of life of the monks of Egypt. The austere practices they adopted from the Egyptian monks were:
- rigorous manual labor
- immersion in cold water
- study
- a diet of bread, water, salt, and vegetables [2]
According to traditional stories, when St. David was about to give a sermon at the synod of Brefi in 550 A.D., the ground beneath him swelled to make him more visible from the back of the crowd [1]. His eloquence eventually made him eligible to be elected primate of the Cambrian Church. He also convened a Council called the Synod of Victory, so called because it marked the final influence of Pelagianism [3].
St. David died at a monastery he built in Mynyw and his cult was approved by Pope Callistus II in ca. 1120 A.D. He is the patron saint of Wales [3].
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [March 1]
- St. Eudoxia, Venerable-Martyr
The name of St. Eudoxia is associated with other names, such as Eudokia of Heliopolis or Eudokia the Martyr [4][5]. She was said to have led an evil life until converted to Christianity by Bishop Theodotus. During the persecution of Christians under Trajan, she was beheaded for her faith [3]. A Venerable-Martyr of the 3rd century A.D., she is commemorated in the Byzantine Calendar every March 1st.
References: Books and AI Overviews
- [1] The Dictionary of Saints, Annette Sandoval
- [2] Lives of the Saints, Richard P. McBrien
- [3] Dictionary of Saints, John J. Delaney
- [4] Eudokia of Heliopolis, OrthodoxSaintDay@Youtube
- [5] AI Overview, response to "St. Eudoxia Venerable Martyr", March 1, 2025, Google.com
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