6 December ~ Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra
This Saint lived during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great, and reposed in 330, As a young man, he desired to espouse the solitary life. He made a pilgrim...
Tag: Scottish Saints
St. Triduana
Scotland’s Saint of the day. Triduana is believed to have arrived in Scotland in the early Middle Ages as one of the companions of St Regulus, who bore th...
23 September ~ St. Adamnan
Abbot of Iona, born at Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland, c. 624; died at the Abbey of Iona, in 704. He was educated by the Columban monks of his native place, ...
19 September ~ Theodore of Tarsus
Archbishop of Canterbury. AD 602-690. A native of Tarsus in Cilicia, Theodore was born about AD 602. Having studied in Athens, he visited Rome and, whilst there...
10 September ~ St. Finian
Irish abbot, a disciple of Sts. Colman and Mochae also called Winin. He was born in Strangford, Lough, Ulster, in Ireland, a member of a royal family. Studying ...
11 September ~ St. Deiniol
Abbot of Bangor (c. 584).In Welsh-Deiniol, in Latin-Dainiolus and in English-Daniel. Deiniol, born in the early 6th century, was an important figure in the deve...
31 August ~ St. Aidan of Lindisfarne
Bishop of Lindisfarne. Born in Ireland; died 651.Also known as Aeda or Áedán (in old Irish). Saint Aidan is said to have been a disciple of Saint Senan (f.d. Ma...
30 August ~ St. Ayle
Ayle was one of the outstanding group of Irish missionaries who took the faith into the countries of the European continent. The leader of this group was St. Co...
22 August ~ St. Maelrubha
An abbot and martyr, founder of Abercrossan, b. 642; d. 21 April, 722. He was descended from Niall, King of Ireland, on the side of his father Elganach. His rno...
20 August ~ St. Oswin
King and martyr, murdered at Gilling, near Richmond, Yorkshire, England, on 20 August, 651, son of Osric, King of Deira in Britain. On the murder of his father ...