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Saints of Scotland an index compiled by
Welcome to the Saints of Scotland web page! This page is intended
as an index and an on-line resource for learning more Where possible, information has come from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
This is a good place to go for any questions you may have. You can
find it on-line at the New Advent web page by going here:
What is the Communion
of the Saints?
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Use this table of contents to find your way around. If you have
any questions or recommendations, please e-mail
me.
In the days of the Picts, St. Peter was held in preference, from A. D. 710 when Roman usages were adopted, but Andrew claimed the greater number of dedications from the time his relics had been brought to the coast by St. Regulus. As instances of double titulars, native and foreign, the following may be taken: St. Mary and St. Manchar (Old Aberdeen); St. Mary and St. Boniface; Sts. Mary and Peter; Madrustus and John Baptist; Stephen and Moanus. In pre-Reformation times Holy Trinity occurred less frequently than in England; the Holy Ghost is met with three times; many churches bore the title of Christ (Kilchrist, Kildomine); Holy Blood and Holy Rood are found in several instances. A chapel styled "Teampull-Cro-Naomh" (Temple of the Holy Heart) once stood on the shore at Gauslan in Lews. Numerous churches bore Our Lady's name (Lady Kirk); the Assumption is found as early as 1290, and a church is dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto in 1530. Many churches had St. Michael for patron (Kilmichael). St. Anne is the titular in several places, and an altar to the Three Kings existed in almost every church. St. Joseph is nowhere found as a church titular, though he held the position of joint titular of an altar in 1518. The present day. — The choice of titulars in the Catholic churches of Scotland at the present time displays the same twofold direction that we find elsewhere: the honour of the saints of Scotland and of other lands, and the promptings of modem devotion. The Sacred Heart has 8 dedications, the Holy Rood 3. The Apostles receive the special honour of 39 churches, John being the patron of 13, and Andrew of 7. 77 churches are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, of which 11 celebrate the Immaculate Conception, 7 bear the title of Star of the Sea; Our Lady of the Waves and Our Lady of Good Aid stand alone. Churches with the titles of modern saints are in a minority, for Patrick takes the lead with 12; Ninian, Scotland's first apostle, has 6; Columba 5; Mungo 4; David 3; and Margaret 2. Many Celtic saints occur but once, as for example, Bean, Brendan, Cadoc, Columbkille, Fillian, Kessog, Kieran, Mirin, and Winning. Scottish counties and cities where there is evidence that the cult
of individual saints was observed.
Aberdeen: Admanan, Christopher, Colm, Comgan, Devenick, Drostan,
Fergus, Machar, Martin, Medan, Monirus, Nathalan, Peter Angus (with Dundee): Brioc, Curitan, Magnus, Marnock, Martin,
Mary, Peter, Roque Argyll: Brendan, Colmanella, Fintan Munnu, Kenneth, Marnock, Mochaoi, Modan Arran: Brendan, Brioc, Molios Ayrshire: Colmanella, Giles, Kenneth, Margaret, Marnock, Michael, Mirren, Oswald, Quivox Banff: Maelrubha, Marnock, Monirus Berwick: Cuthbert, Ebba, Hilda Bute: Brendan, Catan, Ronan Caithness: Fergus Clackmannan: Martin, Palladius, Serf Dumfries: Andrew, Bride, Kentigern, Michael, Mochaoi, Patrick Dumbarton: Constantine, Kentigerna, Kessog, Ronan East Lothian: Andrew, Baldred, Enoch, Germanus, Giles, Kentigern, Margaret Edinburgh: Antony, Cecilia, Christopher, Giles, John the Baptist, Katherine of Alexandria, Katherine of Sienna, Leonard, Margaret, Michael, Roque, Triduana Fife: Adrian, Andrew, Athernaise, Ayle, Bonach, Bride, Bryce, Christopher, Cyrus, David, Enoch, Fillian, Godric, Kenneth, Leonard, MacDonald Maindens, Margaret, Regulus, Serf Glasgow: Constantine, Enoch, Kentigern, John Ogilvie, Roque Inverness: Adamnan, Columba, Comgall, Kenneth, Moluag Kincardine: Colm, Cyrus, John the Evangelist, Laurence, Marnock, Palladius Kinross: Martin, Ninian, Serf Kirkcudbright: Cuthbert, John the Baptist, Michael Lanark: Constantine, Kentigern, Oswald Midlothian: Margaret, Michael Moray: Gerardine, Giles, Maelrubha, Margaret, John Ogilvie Orkney: Christopher, Magnus, Olaf Peebles: Bega, Gordian, Kentigern, Llolan, Ronan Perth: Adamnan, Aidan, Blane, Catan, Conan, Fillan, Fintan Munnu, George, John the Baptist, Kentigern, MacDonald Maidens, Michael, Triduana Renfrew: Convall, Mirren Ross and Cromarty: Comgan, Curitan, Duthac, Kentigerna, Maelrubha, Peter, Ronan Roxburgh: Boisil, Cuthbert, Kentigern Selkirk: Bega, Kentigern Shetland Isles: Magnus, Olaf Stirling: Kenneth, Kentigerna, Llolan, Palladius Sutherland: John the Evangelist Western Isles: Baithene, Brendan, Bride, Christopher, Colmanella, Columba, Comgall, Donan, John the Evangelist, Kenneth, Modwenna, Moluag Wigtown: Bride, Colm, Comgan, Donan, Finian, John the Evangelist, Katherine of Alexandria, Malachy, Martin, Medan, Michael, Modwenna, Ninian, Patrick
Furth of Scotland Patron Saints of Scottish Towns
From the Catholic Encyclopedia: Shrines to Our Lady and the Saints in Scotland (1) Aberdeen -- Our Lady at the Bridge of Dee, described as Our Lady at the Brig, is mentioned in 1459. Near to the chapel was a well dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, where miraculous favours were obtained. In the cathedral were four altars of Our Lady, each with her image, one being of silver. (2) Edinburgh: Our Lady of Holyrood -- In the Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart, Lauriston Street there is an image of Our Lady and Child, carved in wood, which formerly was in Holyrood. For many years it was in the possession of the earls of Aberdeen and subsequently was purchased by Mr. Edmund Waterton, who presented it to the above church. (3) Haddington -- After defeating the Scots at Halidon Hill in 1333 Edward III ravaged the Lowlands, and part of his navy (says the chronicler of 1355) "spoiled the Kirk of Our Lady of Haddington, and returned with the spoil thereof to their ships". But the sacrilege did not go unpunished, for a violent north wind rose and hurled the ships upon the sands and rocks. (4) Musselburgh -- The church, dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto, was most famous and resorted to by numerous pilgrims, whose piety was rewarded with miraculous favours. The fury of the Calvinist reformers destroyed the sanctuary, and in 1590 the materials were used in building the Tolbooth. A Calendar of Feast Days for Scottish Saints
Saints with uncertain Feast Days:
The Saints
St. Adrian St. Athernaise St. Ayle St. Baithene St. Bega St. Bonach St. Brioc St. Bryce St. Cathan St. Colm
St. Colmanella
St. Comgan St. Convall St. Curitan or Boniface St. David I, King of Scotland St. Devenick St. Duthac St. Ebba St. Ebba the Second St. Enoch St. Fillan St. Finian St. Gerardi St. Godric St. John Ogilvie (see under OGILVIE) St. Kentigerna St. Kessog St. Llolan The MacDonald Maidens St. Machar St. Marnock or Ernene St. Medan St. Mirran St. Mochaoi St. Modan Sts. Modwenna and Triduana St. Molios St. Moluag St. Monan St. Monirus St. Nathalan
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about the Saints
that have played an important role in Scotland's spiritual and cultural
history. Most Scotophiles know of St. Andrew (who never set foot
in Scotland) and St. Columba (who did). You may have heard of St.
Margaret, who was Queen of Scotland. But you may not have heard of
St. Duthac, or St. Modan, or the MacDonald Maidens. This page will
include not only those Saints who were from Scotland and those who traveled
there, but also those Saints who have been venerated in Scotland and who
share their names with many of Scotland's churches and landmarks.
From the Catholic Encyclopedia:
