Editing Saint David (section)

==Veneration==
[[File:Flag of Saint David.svg|thumb|The [[Flag of Saint David]]]]
{{main|Saint David's Day}}
David was officially recognised at the [[Holy See]] by [[Pope Callixtus II]] in 1120, thanks to the work of [[Bernard (bishop of St Davids)|Bernard, Bishop of St David's]]. Music for his [[Liturgy of the Hours]] has been edited by O. T. Edwards in ''Matins, Lauds and Vespers for St David's Day: the Medieval Office of the Welsh Patron Saint in National Library of Wales MS 20541 E'' (Cambridge, 1990). David was also canonized by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] at an unknown date.

Over 50 churches in South Wales were dedicated to him in pre-Reformation days.<ref name=Foley/>

In the 2004 edition of the [[Roman Martyrology]], David is listed under 1 March with the Latin name ''Dávus''. He is recognised as bishop of Menevia in Wales who governed his monastery following the example of the [[Church Fathers|Eastern Fathers]]. Through his leadership, many monks went forth to evangelise Wales, Ireland, Cornwall and [[Armorica]] (Brittany and surrounding provinces).<ref>''Martyrologium Romanum'', 2004, Vatican Press (Typis Vaticanis), p. 171.</ref>

The restored Shrine of Saint David was unveiled and rededicated by the [[Right Reverend]] [[Wyn Evans]], [[Bishop of St David's]], at a [[Eucharist|Choral Eucharist]] on Saint David's Day, 2012.

A [[broadside ballad]] published around 1630 claimed that the Welsh wore a [[leek]] in their hats to commemorate a battle fought on St David's Day. So as to recognise friend from foe, the Welsh had pulled up leeks from a garden and put them in their hats, before going on to win the battle.<ref>''[http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/30222/image The Praise of Saint Davids day. / Shewing the Reason why the Welshmen honour the Leeke on that day. To the tune of When this Old Cap was new.]'' (?1630).</ref>

Saint David is usually represented standing on a hill with a dove on his shoulder.<ref name=Toke/>

David is [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|remembered]] in the [[Church of England]] with a [[Lesser Festival (Anglicanism)|Lesser Festival]] and on the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church liturgical calendar]] on [[March 1|1 March]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Church of England|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3e7DwAAQBAJ |title=Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 |year=2019|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc. |isbn=978-1-64065-234-7 |language=en}}</ref>