The Elements Behind St. David's Day Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is likely that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings – George OrwellSaints are individuals or beings who have been recognized as having a high degree of sanctity. According to the Oxford dictionary, a saint is a person recognized as holy or virtuous and regarded in the Christian faith as being in heaven after death. The United Kingdom has saints classified as national saints. The national saints are as follows: Scotland – St Andrew Wales – St David Ireland – St Patrick England – St George The patron saint of Wales is St David. Very little is known with certainty about St. David, known as Dewi Sant in the Welsh language of Wales, because most of what is known about him was written by a man named Rhigyfarch. Rhigyfarch was the bishop of Saint David after taking over from his father. Rhigyfarch wrote about the life of Saint David in Latin in the 11th century. This writing was later translated into Welsh. Saint David was a sixth century personality who was supposedly born in the year 542 AD and died in the year 589 AD. Saint David was born Dewi and was the grandson of the king of Ceredigion. Ceredigion was a kingdom in the area now known as west-central Wales. The current occupied area known as Ceredigion is in the same area as present-day Ceredigion and once known as Cardiganshire. St. Dewi's father is called Sant and his mother's name was Non. His mother Non is also recognized as a saint although unofficially and bears the names Nonnita and Nonna. Saint Non is believed to have been of noble descent from Dyfed, a region near Cardiganshire which is...... middle of paper ...... ce of Wales that year. The celebration of St David represents several aspects of Welsh culture. It is the celebration of a man that began hundreds of years after his passing. It is celebrated with objects which at first glance have no connection or symbol, but whose history and origins tell a rich story of Welsh history. It is an opportunity to identify not only as British people but as Welsh people while celebrating the nation's saint and remembering your origin. Works Cited http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/275/https://www.catholic.org/ saints/saint.php?saint_id=4362Images: http://www.castlewales.com/stnon.htmlhttp: //www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/saints/david_1.shtmlhttp://www. wales.com/en/content/cms/english/about_wales/history_ancestry/st_david/st_david.aspxhttp://www.museumwales.ac.uk/faq/emblems/