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Saint Machar
Irish missionary
SaintFull write-upIrelandPre-congregation
Feast: 12 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Mull in Scotland, Saint Machar, bishop, who, of Irish origin, is held to have been a disciple of Saint Columba and founder of the Church of this place.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 November as an Irish-born bishop held to have been a disciple of Saint Columba.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3842078 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Machar (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.