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The episcopacy of Edward Vaughan (1509–1522) saw the building of the Holy Trinity chapel, with its fan vaulting which some say inspired the roof of King’s College, Cambridge. He later added the cloister, which connects it to the cathedral. In 1365, Bishop Adam Houghton and John of Gaunt began to build St Mary's College and a chantry. Under Bishop Gower (1328–1347) the cathedral was modified further, with the rood screen and the Bishops Palace intended as permanent reminders of his episcopacy the palace is now a picturesque ruin. Problems beset the new building and the community in its infancy: the collapse of the new tower in 1220 and earthquake damage in 1247/48. The present cathedral was begun in 1181 and completed not long after. Henry II of England's visit in 1171 saw the following of David increase and the need for a larger cathedral. The new cathedral was quickly constructed and Bishop Bernard consecrated it in 1131. In 1123, Pope Calixtus II granted Bishop Bernard's request to bestow a papal privilege upon St Davids, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western world the Pope decreed that "Two pilgrimages to St Davids is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages to one to Jerusalem". He began to improve life within the community, and commenced construction of a new cathedral. In 1115, with the area under Norman control, King Henry I of England appointed Bishop Bernard as Bishop of St Davids. In 1090, the Welsh scholar Rhigyfarch wrote his Latin Life of David, highlighting David's sanctity, thus beginning the almost cult-like status he achieved. In 1089, the shrine of David was vandalised and stripped of its precious metals. In 1081, William the Conqueror visited St Davids to pray, and thus recognised it as a holy and respected place. The stone that marked his grave, known as the "Abraham Stone", is intricately carved with early Celtic symbols and is now on permanent display within the Cathedral Exhibition at Porth-y-Tŵr. Many of the bishops were murdered by raiders and marauders, including Bishop Moregenau in 999 and Bishop Abraham in 1080. Between 6, the community was attacked many times by raiders, including the Vikings however it was of such note as both a religious and an intellectual centre that King Alfred summoned help from the monastic community at St Davids in rebuilding the intellectual life of the Kingdom of Wessex.
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The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in 589.
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St Davids Cathedral ( Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi) is situated in St Davids in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wales. Romanesque architecture, English Gothic architecture