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Saint Kenneth: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Saint Canicus • Saint Chainnech • Saint Kenny • Saint Canice
Born 515 or 516 • 526 or 527 • Ireland
Died 599 or 600 • Laoighis • Ireland
Founder Scotland
St. Columba
St. Columba
Christian missionary
St. Brendan
St. Brendan
Celtic abbot
Ninian, St.
St. Ninian
Celtic missionary
Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Full-length portrait of Charles I of England standing in elaborate blue and silver attire, holding a staff, with a crown and red drapery on a table beside him.
Charles I
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Nicola Sturgeon, wearing a purple blazer, speaks with a hand gesture at the Scottish Parliament. A man in a suit, slightly out of focus, sits in the background.
Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish politician
Edward I
Edward I
king of England
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Charles II, 19th-century engraving by William Holl.
Charles II
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Daniel Mytens: portrait of James I
James I
king of England and Scotland
Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II
James II
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Scottish politician
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
queen of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf
first minister of Scotland
Engraved portrait of William Wallace wearing a helmet with a bird crest and a patterned cloak fastened with a brooch.
William Wallace
Scottish hero
John Swinney
John Swinney
first minister of Scotland
John Napier
John Napier
Scottish mathematician
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
king of Scotland
Queen Anne
Anne
queen of Great Britain and Ireland
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John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Scottish politician

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