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Saint Mungo
Apostle of the British Kingdom of Strathclyde / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kentigern (Welsh: Cyndeyrn Garthwys; Latin: Kentigernus), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow.
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Saint Kentigern alias Mungo | |
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![]() Kentigern with a robin, a bell and a fish with a ring in its mouth | |
Born | 518 AD Culross |
Died | (614-01-13)13 January 614 (aged 95–96) Glasgow, Kingdom of Strathclyde |
Venerated in | |
Major shrine | Glasgow Cathedral |
Feast | 13 January |
Attributes | Bishop with a robin on his shoulder; holding a bell and a fish with a ring in its mouth[1] |
Patronage | Glasgow; Scotland; Penicuik; salmon; those accused of infidelity; against bullies |
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