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Nathalan
Scottish bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
678
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Nathalan or Nachlan (died 678), was a Christian priest, and later bishop, who was active in the district now known as Aberdeenshire, in Scotland. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (French Bishops' Conference) — Saint Nathalan — "évêque en Ecosse (+ v. 678)"; the Roman Martyrology has him on 8 January in the region of Aberdeen.
- Wikidata Q2448164 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nathalan (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.