Saint Kentigern

Saint Kentigern (born, Culross, Fifeshire—died c. 612, possibly Glasgow; feast day January 14) was an abbot and early Christian missionary, traditionally the first bishop of Glasgow and the evangelist of the ancient Celtic kingdom of Cumbria in southwestern Scotland. Little else is known about him except from late, dubious hagiographies. According to legend, he was of royal descent, presumably illegitimate, and is reputed to have been a noted, energetic preacher who combated the heresy of...