Saint Drostan

Also known as

• Drostán mac Coscreig of Deer
• Drust
• Drustan
• Dustan
• Throstan
• Trust

Memorial

• 11 July
• 15 December (as listed in the Aberdeen Breviary)

Profile

Scottish royalty, the son of Cosgrach. Educated by Saint Columba. Benedictine monk. Travelled to Aberdeen, Scotland with Saint Columba. First abbot of the monastery at Dier in Pictland. Abbot of Dercongal Abbey (Holywood). He evangelized the Picts, and brought Christianity to northeast Scotland. Eventually retired to live as a prayerful hermit at Glenesk. His reputation for sanctity attracted many poor and sick people, and there were many healing miracles attributed to him.

Born

• 6th century Scotland

Died

• 7th century of natural causes
• relics preserved at Aberdeen, Scotland

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Dier, Scotland

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Gazetter for Scotland
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Drostan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 November 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-drostan/>