Saint Fergus

Also known as: Fergus Cruithneach
Fergus the Pict
Fergustian
Memorial: 27 November
formerly 8 September in Ireland
formerly 18 November in Scotland
Profile: May have studied in both Scotland and Ireland. Priest. Travelling bishop in Ireland. Evangelist in the counties of Perth and Caithness in Scotland. Founded churches dedicated to Saint Patrick at Strageath, Blackford, and Dolpatrick in Perthshire; Wick and Halkirk, in Caithnessshire; and Lungley (now Saint Fergus), in Aberdeenshire. Settled in Glamis in c.710. Attended a synod in Rome in 721 which condemned sorcery and irregular marriages.
Born: Pictish Scotland
Died: c.730 at Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
head transferred to the Scone Abbey
Name Meaning: man's strength (celtic)
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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