Saint Modan
Profile
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
Died
- 6th century at Dumbarton, Scotland of natural causes
- relics at Saint Modan’s church, Rosneath, Scotland
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/>
