Aug 27

Saint David Lewis

August 27th XVII century

Name
David (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named David use to celebrate 1-Mar:
Saint David of Wales
Other saints
Other saints named David
Born
en Abergavenny, Gales, in current United kingdom
Dead
in Usk, Gales, in current United kingdom
Process
  • madevenerable el December 8th 1929 por Pius XI
  • Beatifiedel December 15th 1929 por Pius XI
  • Canonized on October 25th 1970 by Paul VI
Celebration
August 27th
Religious
de la Compañía de Jesús
In the town of Usk in Wales, St. David Lewis, priest of the society of Jesus and martyr, who, ordained a priest in Rome, secretly celebrated the sacraments in their homeland during more than thirty years and provided assistance to the poor, until during the reign of Charles II was hanged for being a priest. Roman martyrology