Saint Baldred

Memorial: 6 March
Profile: Bishop of Strathclyde; successor to Saint Kentigern. Founded monasteries, convents, and churches. Due to the civil disruptions of the day, late in life Baldred retired from his see and lived out his last days as a prayerful hermit.
Born: c.543 in Ireland
Died: c.607 at Aldhame, Haddingtonshire, Scotland of natural causes; relics in various churches throughout Scotland
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
St Baldred
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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