Saint Blane

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Saint Blane (Old Irish Bláán) was a Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, born on the Isle of Bute. He died in 590.

Late medieval Scottish texts relate that his mother was Irish and that St. Cathan was her brother. It was St. Cathan who saw to Blane's education in Ireland under Sts. Comgall and Kenneth. Blane became a monk, returned to Scotland, and was eventually bishop among the Picts.

Devotion to St. Blane was, from early times, popular in Scotland. There was a church of St. Blane in Dumfries and another at Kilblane. In Greenock, the place name Kilblain is thought to refer to a cell or chapel of St. Blane. His name is recorded on the Scottish landscape at Strathblane in the central lowlands from Loch Lomond to Dunblane. Dunblane Cathedral is said to have been founded on the site first used by St. Blane. The ruins of his church at Kingarth, Bute, where his remains were buried, are still standing.…more

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	The Makers of Scotland by Tim Clarkson (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2012 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Áedán of the Gaels: King of Scots by Keith John Coleman (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bute by David McDowall 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arthurian Period Sources, Volume 3: Ecclesiastics & Laypeople by John Robert Morris (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of Dunblane by Barty it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars