3 February ~ St. Lawrence
Second Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 2 Feb., 619. For the particulars of his life and pontificate we rely exclusively on details added by medieval writers being ...
Tag: Scottish Saints
13 January ~ St. Kentigern
Bishop, founder of the See of Glasgow, b. about 518; d. at Glasgow, 13 January, 603. His mother Thenaw was daughter of a British prince, Lothus (from whom the p...
St. Monirus
Scottish Saint of the Day: A pool in the River Dee in the North of Scotland called Polmanuire reminds us of the influence of this saint in Aberdeenshire and Ban...
Feast of St. Andrew
UPDATE: This is a recycled post from last year. St. Andrew pray for us! Saint Andrew, born at Bethsaida, was a disciple of John the Baptist before he became a f...
15 November ~ St. Fergus
Died about 730, known in the Irish martyrologies as St. Fergus Cruithneach, or the Pict. The Breviary of Aberdeen states that he had been a bishop for many year...
13 November ~ St. Devenick
Informaiton on this saint can be found on this webpage.
13 November ~ St. Brice
St. Brice was raised by St. Martin of Tours at Marmoutier and also known as Britius. He became a vain, overly ambitious cleric, holding Martin in great contempt...
12 November St. Machar
St. Machar is believed to be a sixth-century Irish missionary active on the Isle of Mull and perhaps eastern Scotland. His existence and identity, however, have...
6 November ~ St. Leonard
Nothing absolutely certain is known of his history, as his earliest “Life”, written in the eleventh century, has no historical value whatever. Accor...
3 November ~ St. Malachy
St. Malachy, whose family name was O’Morgair, was born in Armagh in 1094. St. Bernard describes him as of noble birth. He was baptized Maelmhaedhoc (a nam...