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• 4 February

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Son of a chieftain. Monk at Dryburgh Abbey in 522 where he gave himself over to prayer 7 to 8 hours a day. Preacher at Stirling, Falkirk, and along the Forth in Scotland. Reluctant abbot at Dryburgh Abbey. In his later years he retired to become a hermit at Dumbarton, Scotland.

Born

• Ireland

Died

• 6th century at Dumbarton, Scotland of natural causes
• relics at Saint Modan’s church, Rosneath, Scotland

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Modan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-modan/>