January
8) St Nathalan, bishop; died c. 678.
9) St Fillan, abbot; died c. 734.
13) St Kentigern (or Mungo), bishop; died 612.

February
1) St Bride of Kildare, abbess, died c.525. Celtic saint, celebrated in Ireland and Scotland.
6) St Baldred, follower of St Kentigern or Mungo, and hermit; died c.608.
18) St Colman, Bishop of Lindisfarne; died 676.
23) St Boisil, abbot of Melrose; died 664.

March
1) St Ennoc, monk; died 625.
St Monan, missionary; lived in the 7th century.
8) St John Ogilvie, priest and martyr; 1579—1615
8) St Duthac, Bishop of Ross; died 1065.
8) St Kessog, bishop; died c. 600. Kessog was Scotland’s patron saint before Andrew.
17) St Patrick, bishop, Apostle of Ireland; died c. 463. Patrick was believed to have been born at Dumbarton.
20) St Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne; died 687.
30) St Regulus, missionary; lived in the 4th century.

April
1) St Gilbert, Bishop of Caithness; died 1245.
16) St Magnus Erlendsson; died 1117.
17) St Donan; died 618.

May
12) St Comgall of Bangor and Tiree, monk; died 603.
16) St Brendan the Voyager, sailor and missionary; lived c. 484—577.

June
9) St Columba, abbot and missionary; 521—597. Columba evangelised across the north of Scotland
12) St Ternan, bishop; lived in the 5th century.
25) St Molic (or Moluag), missionary; lived in the 6th century. Molic was a pupil of St Brendan’s.

July
1) St Serf, monk; lived in the 6th century. He was tutor to St Kentigern or Mungo.
18) St Thenew, daughter of Loth, King of Lothian, and mother of St Kentigern, later given the nickname Mungo; lived in the 6th century.

August
11) St Blane, bishop; lived in the 6th century.
18) St Inan, missionary; lived in the 9th century.
25) St Ebba the Elder, abbess of Coldingham; died 683.
26) St Ninian, Scotland’s first Christian missionary; lived c.400. Ninian was sent out from Rome to convert Scotland, and founded his church and community at Whithorn. From this base he evangelised across the south of Scotland.
27) St Maol Rubha; lived around 640—722.
30) St Fiacre, monk and missionary; lived in the sixth century. A follower of Columba who preached in France; Fiacre is the patron saint of gardeners.

September
1) St Giles, missionary; lived sometime between the 6th and 8th centuries. He went from his native Greece to preach in France; Giles is the patron saint of beggars and blacksmiths, and of the towns of Elgin and Edinburgh.
15) St Mirren, Abbot of Bangor; lived in the 7th century. Mirren is the patron saint of Paisley.
23) St Adamnan, monk and biographer of Columba; c. 624—c. 704.
25) St Barr, Bishop of Cork and missionary; lived in the 6th century. The island of Barra is named after him.

October
7) St Syth, priest or monk; dates unknown.
13) St Comgan, monk; lived in the 8th century.

November
6) St Leonard, Frankish monk; died 560. With St Andrew, he is patron saint of St Andrews.
12) St Machar, monk and missionary; lived in the 6th century. Machar is patron saint of Aberdeen.
13) St Devenick, missionary; lived in the 5th century.
16) St Margaret of Scotland, wife of Malcolm Ill; c. 1046—1 093. Margaret is the secondary patron saint of Scotland.
18) St Fergus, missionary; lived in the 6th century.
30) St Andrew, apostle and martyr; died c. 60. Andrew is the principal patron saint of Scotland. He was crucified for his missionary work on an X-shaped cross that has traditionally formed the Scottish flag. St Regulus brought Andrew’s remains out of Constantinople for safe keeping, landing at St Andrews. Andrew was credited with bringing victory in battle to Scots armies. His X-symbol first appeared on the great seal of Scotland in 1286 during the period of uncertainty after Alexander Ill’s death.

December
14 St Drostan, monk; lived in the 6th—7th centuries.

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