Saint Modan

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Saint Modan (Robert Story Memorial Window by Douglas Strachan, in the Bute Hall of Glasgow University)

St Modan was the son of an Irish chieftain. He became a monk and built a chapel at Dryburgh, Scotland, in 522 which he used as a base for several years. This later became the site of a monastery: Dryburgh Abbey.

He actively proselytised on behalf of the

enshrined at Saint Modan's church, Rosneath
.

His feast day is February 4.

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