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He also appears as a teacher who occurs in the legend of [[Saint Mungo]]. He is somehow connected with ''Saint Mungo's Church'' near Simonburn, [[Northumberland]] (off the Bellingham Road, north of Chollerford). |
He also appears as a teacher who occurs in the legend of [[Saint Mungo]]. He is somehow connected with ''Saint Mungo's Church'' near Simonburn, [[Northumberland]] (off the Bellingham Road, north of Chollerford). |
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David Hugh Farmer has written that his "Legend is a farrago of wild impossibilities."{{ref|farmer}} |
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Revision as of 19:49, 5 June 2006
Saint Serf (Servanus) (6th century) was a Scottish bishop. The only thing that can be safely asserted of Serf is that he proselytized in the area of western Fife. It is not known exactly when. He is also called the apostle of the Orkneys, with less historical plausibility.
The center of his cult (and possibly of his activity) was Culross, which according to tradition, was founded by the saint himself.
He also appears as a teacher who occurs in the legend of Saint Mungo. He is somehow connected with Saint Mungo's Church near Simonburn, Northumberland (off the Bellingham Road, north of Chollerford).
David Hugh Farmer has written that his "Legend is a farrago of wild impossibilities."[1]
Sources
- ^ David Hugh Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978), 354.
His feast day is July 1.
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