St Machan
Scottish saint
Feast: 28 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Machan or Machanus was a twelfth-century Scottish saint. He was educated in Ireland and was ordained as a bishop in Rome. He is known for his missionary work around Clachan of Campsie (or Campsie Glen), near Glasgow. Machan built a small chapel at the bottom of the glen. After his death, in 1175 a church was built over his grave.
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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.
- Santi e Beati — San Machan, vescovo — 'San Machan | Vescovo | VI sec. | festa 18 settembre' — the Scottish bishop Machan (Campsie / Dalserf). Wikidata gives 28 September for the feast; santiebeati gives 18 September.
- Wikidata Q7594084 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — St Machan (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.