Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
Was
an Irish missionary monk
Who
was credited in the 6th Century
Of
converting the Anglo-Saxons
To
Christianity in Northumbria.
He
founded a ministry cathedral
On
the island of Lindisfarne,
Known
as Lindisfarne Priory,
He
is credited with restoring
Christianity
to Northumbria
Finding
allies in his cause by
King
Oswald of Northumbria,
And
King Oswine of Deira
So
the Apostle of Northumbria
He
died in Bamburgh in 651
After
which he was canonized
According to Christian legend
The Clog-rinny,
or Bell of St Ninian
At
the moment of St. Ninian’s repose,
A
bell began to ring by itself,
Announcing
the righteous man’s death,
And
calling everybody to his deathbed,
He
was buried in a stone sarcophagus
Near
the altar of his church in Whithorn
Pilgrims
flocked to his see his relics
Up
to the sixteenth century Reformation
St Ninian's Cave is in Physgill Glen,
Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway,
Because
of its association with Saint Ninian
It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage
The
cave also features in the climax
Of the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man
Ninian is a Christian 8th century saint,
Who
was an early missionary among
The Pictish peoples,
in Scotland.
Where
he was also known as Ringan
In
Northern England he was Trynnian
Ninian's
shrine was at Whithorn in Galloway
And
he was associated with the Candida Casa
As
the Apostle to the Southern Picts,
Ninian
converted them to Christianity
Numerous
dedications were made to him
In
those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage,
From
the Scottish Lowlands to Northumbria
Dedications
to him are expressions of respect
For
the good works that are attributed to him,
There
few in the Scottish Highlands and Isles,
Apart
from the Kilninian and the Holy Spring
Of
St Ninian of the Monastery on the Isle of Mull
The
exact year of his death is unknown
But
he was buried in a stone sarcophagus
Near
the altar of his church in Whithorn
St
Ninian's Feast Day is September 16th
Saint Mungo was a Scottish missionary
In
the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde
Spreading
Christianity in 6th Century Scotland
And
the founded the city of Glasgow
While
there he performed four miracles
The
Bird, The Tree, The Bell, The Fish,
Mungo's
four religious miracles in Glasgow
Are
represented in the city's coat of arms.
The
City motto is based on Mungo teachings
“Let
Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word”
Mungo
died in 614 and was buried in Glasgow
Saint
Mungo’s Feast Day is January 13th
Saint Bede also known as
The
Venerable Bede,
Or Bede
the Venerable
Was
a 7th Century English monk
Scholar
and Author known later as
"The
Father of English History"
He
served the twin monastery
Of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow
After
a lifetime of serving God
Saint
Bede died in 715 in Jarrow
Bede's
tomb in the Galilee Chapel
At
the west end of Durham Cathedral
Saint
Bede’s Feast Day is May 26th
It is believed that Ninian was a Briton
Possibly
the son of a Christian King
Who
had been educated in Rome,
Who
founded a Church in Whithorn
Niall Noígíallach which
Translates
to "having nine hostages",
Was
a legendary Irish King
His
reign lasted from the late 4th
To
the early 5th centuries,
He
is placed in the traditional
List
of High Kings of Ireland
Legend
has it that he secured his line
By
kissing the “loathly lady”
King
Niall died in 405AD
Christ the saviour
Is here to watch over us
To support us all
Guiding us with kindness
I believe in Christmas Angels
And I believe they are always near
Just
like they were at Bethlehem
Appearing
upon a midnight clear
Christmas is for friends and family,
But by no means exclusively
After all the Three Wise Men
Were strangers in Bethlehem
Andrew the Apostle
Also known as Saint
Andrew
Was brother of
Saint Peter
Born in the
village of Bethsaida
On the Sea of
Galilee.
Where they were
fishermen
Until Jesus called
them
To be fishers of
men
He was martyred by
crucifixion
At the city of
Patras in Achaea,
On an X-shaped
cross, or “saltire”
Commonly known as
Saint Andrew's
Cross
Irish Abbot, Saint Columba,
Born 521 AD in
Gartan
Who spread Christianity
As a missionary to
Scotland
Founding an Abbey
on Iona
Which dominated the
region
Politically for
centuries
He died at the
Abbey in 597 AD
His feast day is
December 7th
Saint David was a scion
Of the royal house
of Ceredigion,
Born at the end of
the 5th century.
David founded a monastic
community
At the Vale of
Roses in Pembrokeshire
Where St David's
Cathedral stands
A Welsh Bishop of
Menevia
He died on the 1st
of March in 588
His feast day is March
1st
Patrick was an Englishman
Who was captured from
his home
And taken as a
slave to Ireland
By Irish Pirates when
he was 16
After six years of
slavery
He escaped and
returned home
After becoming a
cleric,
He returned to the
north
And west of
Ireland.
In later life, he
was ordained Bishop
His feast day is March
17th
Saint Patrick's Day commemorates
Saint Patrick himself
and
The arrival of
Christianity in Ireland
With the Feast of
Saint Patrick
His feast day is March
17th
A dragon makes its nest
At the freshwater spring
The only water source
The Dragon must be
lured away
Long enough to
collect water
So, they temp it
with a sheep
When no sheep can
be found,
Then a maiden is sacrificed
The victim chosen
by drawing lots
And one day it’s the
Princess.
The King begs for
her life
But his pleas fall
on deaf ears
So, she is offered
to the dragon
But George of
Lydda appeared
While on his epic travels
And he faces the
dragon,
After protecting
himself
With the sign of
the Cross
Slaying the
dragon,
And rescued the
princess
Then the citizens
of Silene
Abandoned their paganism
And converted to
Christianity
His feast day is April
23rd
St Patrick was a 5th-century
Romano-British
Christian missionary
Born in 385 AD and
died in 461 AD
Who became a Bishop
in Ireland
Known as the Apostle of Ireland
The first bishop
of Armagh,
And Primate of
Ireland.
His feast day is March
17th
Saint George was born
In the town of Lydda
in Palestine
Between 275 AD and
285 AD
To a Greek
Christian noble family,
He was named Georgios
Meaning “worker of
the land”
And served in the Roman
Army
Reaching the rank
of Tribunus
In the eastern
city of Nicomedia
Until Emperor
Diocletian
Issued an edict against
Christians
Commanding they
renounce their faith
Instead, George
renounced the edict
Gave his wealth to
the poor
And prepared
himself for death
As expected, he was
sentenced to death
But was tortured on
a wheel of swords
Before being decapitated
In front of
Nicomedia's city wall
On April 23rd 303
AD
His feast day is April
23rd
According to Pope Gelasius
George was among
the saints
Whose names are rightly
Reverenced among
men
But whose actions
Are known only to
God
His feast day is April
23rd
