Saint Blane

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Saint Blane was a 6th-century Scottish monk and bishop venerated as a Celtic saint, particularly associated with the Isle of Bute and early Christian missionary work in Scotland.

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Label Occurrences
Saint Blane canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century Christian saint
Celtic saint
Christian monk
bishop
associatedReligiousOrder Celtic monastic communities
associatedWith Dunblane
Isle of Bute
early Scottish Christianity
centuryOfActivity 6th century
commemoratedBy church dedications in Scotland
place names in Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Celt
feastDay 10 August
12 August
19 August
feastDayNote feast day varies by tradition and calendar
hasCultCentre Dunblane
Isle of Bute
hasType historical religious figure
honorificPrefix Saint
knownFor founding or nurturing early Christian communities in Scotland
local healing and protection traditions in folk devotion
languageOfCulturalContext Old Gaelic
linked to: Old Irish
notableWork early Christian missionary work in Scotland
occupation bishop
missionary
monk
patronage Dunblane
Isle of Bute
placeOfVeneration Celtic Christian tradition
Isle of Bute
Scotland
regionOfActivity Argyll and Bute
central Scotland
religion Christianity
theologicalStatus confessor
title Saint
tradition Celtic monasticism
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Celtic Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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St Blane’s Church dedicatedTo Saint Blane
St Blane’s Church namedAfter Saint Blane
Kingarth associatedWithSaint Saint Blane