[9] Early Christians in Naas and the date of the present building The stone structure of the church can be dated to around 1212 when we find the first recorded reference to St David's church listed  as a possession of the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem.

St Patrick is said to have visited the present site in the 5th century, where an early wooden church was constructed soon afterwards.

In 1175, Naas was occupied by Anglo Normans of Welsh extraction who constructed the present building.

writing in 1878 conjectured that the Protestant settlers established in Naas by the Duke of Ormond in 1648 probably altered the church in many respects according to the Jacobean style.

Another theory is that medieval builders deliberately left some form of imperfection in the building as no one is perfect but God alone.

[citation needed] Unfortunately, there is a lack of significant architectural evidence due to the centuries of plundering inflicted upon this historic building.

From Edward Bruce in 1316 to Rory Og O’Moore in 1577, and throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this building was ransacked, burned and despoiled, but thankfully survived it all.

Its black marble is decorated with leaf shaped ornaments representing God's creative power and Christ's in-dwelling in our lives through baptism.

Many of the dedicated plaques that hang on the back gallery wall came from Killashee Church which was closed in the 1950s.

The Gallery To mark the end of the 1989/1993 restoration, the Naas Quilters made and gifted a beautiful silk quilted cross to the church.

In the 1980s, workers were digging outside on the south side of the church and came upon a wall of old brick some feet below the surface   An opening was made where once an archway had given  access to a sizeable L-shaped room.

Also halfway down the church on the south side another tiny crypt area was discovered with a number of skeletal remains.

The wording is: 1655 Joshua Carpenter born at Lyme Devonshire in 1585 died in Denmark 1655 and was brought back here to be buried.

Joshua Carpenter was involved as a stewart with Wentworth in the building of Jigginstown Castle on the Newbridge Road.

The Victorian tiles, were covered with carpet to protect them and removable staging was constructed to enable the church to adapt to 21st century worship.

The electronic organ was moved to the back of the church and the interior of the building was completely re-painted.

The pulpit dates from the 19th century and in 2011 was given a facelift by the addition of wooden facing and lectern in memory of Jim Keyes.

The 19th century communion table, which had previously been concealed by an ancient fabric covering, was stripped back to its wood.

There are a number of notable burials in the churchyard such as a stone dedicated to the Brophy brothers, who were killed in the ill-fated Emmet Rebellion 1803.