St David (or 'Dewi Sant' in Welsh) was born on the south west coast of Wales, near the present day city of St Davids. His family was aristocratic. He was educated at a monastery and became a ...

St David’s Day, or Dydd Gwyl Dewi, is celebrated annually on March 1. Just like the Irish celebrate their patron saint on St Patrick’s Day, St David’s Day remembers the patron saint of Wales.

As we mark another St David's Day (1 March), what do we know about the Welsh saint, and what can we learn from the life of a man who told the monks who followed him to "sweat the small stuff"?