Fergustus Pictus
8th-century Scoto-Pictish bishop
Who they were
Fergustus Pictus or Fergus the Pict was a Scoto-Pictish bishop who is recorded as attending a council organized by Pope Gregory II in 721. He is recorded as "Fergustus episcopus Scotiae Pictus", or "Fergus the Pict, Bishop of Ireland". He is often identified with the Scottish Saint Fergus, and with the Fregus of the Vita Sancti Kentigerni, but the only evidence for this is the name, a name which, either as Fergus or Urgust, just happened to be one of the most popular names in the Scotland and Ireland of the Dark Ages.
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The miracles
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Connected on this site
- Gregory II Saint“Fergustus Pictus or Fergus the Pict was a Scoto-Pictish bishop who is recorded as attending a council organized by Pope Gregory II in 721.” — Wikipedia
- Martirologio Romano — 27 novembre / santiebeati.it — Current Roman Martyrology, 27 November: 'In Scozia, san Fergusto, vescovo, che si ritiene abbia esercitato il suo ministero tra i Pitti.' santiebeati: 'San Fergus (Fergusto) il Pitto, Vescovo, † dopo il 721, festa 27 nov
- Wikidata Q5444270 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fergustus Pictus (CC BY-SA)
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