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After 43 years of residence at Llandaff, St. Dubricius moved the [[See]] to the city of Caerleon, which was at that time the capital of Cambria and also at one time had been the ancient Metropolitanate.
Around 545, a [[synod]] was called at the town of Brefi to condemn Pelagianism. Convening, St. [[Paulinus of Wales|Paulinus]] convinced St. Dubricius, the senior bishop , to allow St. [[David of Wales]], then a minor abbot, to address them. Upon hearing the young abbot speak, it is said that St. Dubricius decided on resigning in favour of St. David.
He became a [[hermit]] and lived on the island of Bardsey with his disciples, who worked the land. The island was called the Rome of Britain due to the dangerous passage by sea to it, its lush fertility, and its sanctity—having 20,000 [[confessor]]s and [[martyr]]s buried there.