Saint Drostan

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Saint Drostan was an early Scottish saint and missionary associated with the Christianization of northeastern Scotland and the founding of several churches and monasteries.

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Label Occurrences
Saint Drostan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Scottish saint
missionary
activeIn early medieval period
associatedWith Aberdeenshire
Book of Deer
Buchan
Deer
Glenesk
Inverness-shire
Iona
New Aberdour
Old Deer
Turriff
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
educatedBy Saint Columba
ethnicGroup Pict
feastDay December 15
July 11
hasCultCenter Aberdour
Deer
New Aberdour
hasLegend miracles of healing
miraculous well at Aberdour
hasPlaceOfVeneration Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Scotland
hasVariantName Drostan of Aberdour
Drostan of Deer
Drostán
Drustan
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Scottish Gaelic
notableFor Christianization of northeastern Scotland
founding churches in Scotland
founding monasteries in Scotland
notableWork Church at Aberdour (traditional founder)
Church at Old Deer (traditional founder)
Church at Turriff (traditional founder)
Monastery at Deer (traditional founder)
occupation abbot
missionary
monk
region northeastern Scotland
religion Christianity
tradition Celtic Christianity
disciple of Saint Columba
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Drostan’s Church, Markinch dedicatedTo Saint Drostan
subject linked to: Markinch