[MR] Death of St. Mungo

[Garth Groff via Atlantia]

Noble Friends,

On this date in 614, my namesake St. Mungo died in Glasgow, then in the 
Britonic kingdom of Strathclyde. Mungo was the founder of Glasgow, which 
grew around his monastic community, and he is still considered the 
patron saint of that city. He actually wasn't Scottish, as that term 
didn't yet exist, but was Welsh by birth. Although his real name was 
Kentigern, he is better known by his pet name Mungo (usually translated 
today as "beloved friend").

Here are two brief biographical sketches of St. Mungo: 
http://catholicsaints.info/saint-kentigern/  and 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mungo .

Glasgow Cathedral, one of just two intact medieval cathedrals in 
Scotland, is dedicated to Kentigern/Mungo. Wikipedia has a page about 
the Cathedral: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Cathedral . The 
building is no longer an official cathedral, since it is not the seat of 
a bishop. The structure is actually owned by the crown and is maintained 
by Historic Scotland, but its congregation is part of the 
Presbyterian-aligned Church of Scotland.

Yours Aye,


Mungo Napier, That Proud Scot