Saint Machar of Aberdeen

Also known as

• Apostle to the Picts
• Macharius of Aberdeen
• Mochumna of Aberdeen

Memorial

• 12 November

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Baptized by Saint Colman. Spiritual student of Saint Columba at Iona Abbey. Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland. Missionary to the Picts with twelve companions.

Born

• Irish

Died

• c.540

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Saint Machar’s Cathedral

MLA Citation

• “Saint Machar of Aberdeen“. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 April 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>