Flag of 12th century Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth flies proudly over @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social where its ruler, and founder of National Eisteddfod, Arglwydd Lord Rhys, rests in peace

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn Tudalen Awst yn Beibl 1620. August lectionary page in 1620 Welsh Bible. @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social @cytun.bsky.social

Yr Arglwydd Rhys yn cael cwtch olaf o dan ei faner yn @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social cyn i'w Eisteddfod ddechrau ... @eisteddfod.cymru @medievalists.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @csceredigion.bsky.social @aberteifi.bsky.social

This week’s schedule of services and music list. On 2nd August, 11am Choral Eucharist will be Dean Sarah’s last public service in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social where she will Preside and Preach.

Really good session on Saturday. Lovely group of people from near and far. Lovely to see purple, green & white brooch belonging to great great grandmother of one of local attendees. #Suffragettes #Pankhurst @amc-waw.bsky.social

St Davids Cathedral Library / Llyfrgell y Gadeirlan Tyddewi@stdavidscathlib.bsky.social · last mo.

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn 6th July 1908 Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney & others visited @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social & said it was "splendid" Hear about the visit, see signed Visitors Book ✍️✍️✍️ 🕝2.30pm-3.30pm Sat 11th July 📖 Cathedral Library 🎟️ www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/lib...

#ThrowbackThursday to July 1908 when Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney & others were in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Hear research on why they were here & what happened. 🕝 2.30pm Sat 11th June 🎟 7.50 online or nave shop www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/lib... #DeedsNotWords

St Davids Cathedral Library / Llyfrgell y Gadeirlan Tyddewi@stdavidscathlib.bsky.social · last mo.

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn 6th July 1908 Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney & others visited @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social & said it was "splendid" Hear about the visit, see signed Visitors Book ✍️✍️✍️ 🕝2.30pm-3.30pm Sat 11th July 📖 Cathedral Library 🎟️ www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/lib...

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn 6th July 1908 Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney & others visited @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social & said it was "splendid" Hear about the visit, see signed Visitors Book ✍️✍️✍️ 🕝2.30pm-3.30pm Sat 11th July 📖 Cathedral Library 🎟️ www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/lib...

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn 4th July Penblwydd Hapus 250 🎉 #USA From your friends in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social 2.30pm today (St Davids time) in the Cathedral Library see maps from 1776 of "British Empire in North America"!! Next week - they will be displayed in north transept, all welcome.

... and even better links for booking at: Https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/library www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/whats-on/eve... 1776 maps of north America "Just the other day" King Charles III, April 2026. White House, Washington DC.

St Davids Cathedral Library / Llyfrgell y Gadeirlan Tyddewi@stdavidscathlib.bsky.social · last mo.

#ThrowbackThursday to 1776 when USA was born. What it looked like in maps of proposed new country #SamuelDunn 1776 maps "British Empire in North America" in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Library + "American Revolution" reports 🎟️More info & booking 2.30pm July 4 www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/events

#ThrowbackThursday to 1776 when USA was born. What it looked like in maps of proposed new country #SamuelDunn 1776 maps "British Empire in North America" in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Library + "American Revolution" reports 🎟️More info & booking 2.30pm July 4 www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/events

Great time yesterday in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social marking anniversary of Bishop Henri de Gower consecration in 1328. In his Palace, gatehouse, Thomas Becket Chapel, Library. Many tks to our friends #Cadw @medievalists.bsky.social @churchinwales.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social #FormidableandFantasticWomen Richard II York: peace foolish woman Duchess: I will not peace 📷 Visitors Book signed July 1908 by Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pethick Lawrence on visit to @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social #FormidableandFantasticWomen Richard II Let your mother in, I know she is come to pray. 📷 Icon painting of St Non on shrine of Dewi Sant her son in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

Big thanks @chestercathedral.bsky.social for hosting great CALCA annual conference. Insightful presentations. Banner now passed to #Hereford Cathedral for 18th June 2027. See u there 👋📜📖 #CathedralLibrary @carlislecathedral.bsky.social @westminsterabbey.bsky.social @salisburycathedral.bsky.social

Join us 3pm today in Choral Evensong In @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social (out of heat 🌞) Or live on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social 🔊 Featuring music by St Davids born Thomas Tomkins. See display in north transept of original 1668 Musica Deo Sacra part books. @choralevensong.org #CoolCathedral

Great to see @churchtimes.bsky.social piece with Meg Rees & Rosalyn Charles on 60 years of girls in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social choir. ..& been listening to original Library recording of the service! @churchinwales.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Innovation in the choir stalls: 60 years since the first girl choristers

Cathedral-choir history was made 60 years ago, when girls sang for the first time, Ed Beavan discovers

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#ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social #HotandCold Richard II Act2 Scene1 The setting sun and music at the close 📷End of yet another scorchio day at @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social ... interval during @bbcwales.bsky.social National Orchestra concert 🎵🌞 #StDavidsMusicFestival

1/4 📢 Happening Wednesday! The History of St David’s College School 📅 Wednesday 13 May 2026 ⏰10am and 2pm 📍Lampeter Library Special Collections

#ThrowbackThursday to 12th century when Rhys ap Gruffudd, Yr Arglwydd Rhys, The Lord Rhys, ruled Deuheubarth, west Wales. Now rests in peace, and often sunshine, in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social south presbytery aisle. @eisteddfod.cymru

GPC Welsh Dictionary@gpcwelshdictionary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Word of the day: brut (chronicle) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... According to Brut y Tywysogion (Chronicle of the Princes), Rhys ap Gruffudd (Yr Arglwydd Rhys) died on this day in 1197. Read about him in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography bywgraffiadur.cymru/article/c-RH...?

We were delighted to welcome representatives from our sister churches in Scotland and Ireland in St Davids this week! Roedden ni wrth ein bodd o groesawu cynrychiolwyr o’n chwaer eglwysi yn yr Alban ac Iwerddon yn Nhyddewi yr wythnos hon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 #ChurchInWales

Great session last Saturday in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social on Edmund Tudor's Tomb/s with Prof Maddy Gray. Edmund in our midst (sort of) with a previous brass rubbing. ( 📷 useful height comparison with modern verger) #Tudors @churchmonuments.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday to 1456 when Edmund Tudor died. His tomb now in the centre of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Hear all about latest research from Prof Madeleine Gray: 🕑 2pm - gather at the tomb 🗓️ Sat 25th April @churchmonuments.bsky.social 🎟 www.StDavidsCathedral.org.uk/discover/library

🕑 2pm Sat 25th April. Prof Madeleine Gray reveals latest research on the Tomb/s of Edmund Tudor in centre of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social 🎟️ Tickets £10 online bookwhen.com/stdavidscath... @henebtwa.bsky.social @welshcountry.bsky.social @cambriansarch.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social

St Davids Cathedral Library / Llyfrgell y Gadeirlan Tyddewi@stdavidscathlib.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In the centre of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social is tomb of Edmund Tudor "father and brother to kings". Hear about why it is here, was it his 1st tomb? what it's made of. 🕑 2pm Sat 25th April Prof Madeleine Gray reveals latest research. @churchmonuments.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

In the centre of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social is tomb of Edmund Tudor "father and brother to kings". Hear about why it is here, was it his 1st tomb? what it's made of. 🕑 2pm Sat 25th April Prof Madeleine Gray reveals latest research. @churchmonuments.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn We remember our old friend Llywela Harris who would have been 95 today. A life full of music, in Lampeter, Abotts Bromley & always Tyddewi. @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social @uwtsd.bsky.social @uwtsdlib.bsky.social #RSCM #RIP

Join us tomorrow afternoon/Wednesday 8th April to see parts of our cathedral you may not have spotted before... 🕑Guided Tour at 2pm 🎟Booking online www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/library @visitwales.bsky.social @welshcountry.bsky.social @pembscoast.bsky.social @stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

St Davids Cathedral Library / Llyfrgell y Gadeirlan Tyddewi@stdavidscathlib.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Between cruel Good Friday & glorious Easter Sunday resurrection, we prepare for life ahead, and sharing Rarely Seen parts of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Join us Wed 8th April 2pm Tour Www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/library

Between cruel Good Friday & glorious Easter Sunday resurrection, we prepare for life ahead, and sharing Rarely Seen parts of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Join us Wed 8th April 2pm Tour Www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/library

When we stripped the altars in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social for Good Friday, five previously unoticed crosses were spotted on altar stone in current Trinity Chapel. They probably pre-date the current cathedral, which was started in 1180s. @churchmonuments.bsky.social @henebtwa.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social Richard II Act 5 Scene 2 Good mother, be content 📷 Icon of St Non, mother of Dewi Sant/St David in his shrine in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday to this time last week and fabulous visit to @westminsterabbey.bsky.social to see Elisabeth I & William Morgan who gave his 1st Welsh Bible to the Abbey Library in November 1588.