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St Mungo's Church, Townhead, Glasgow. Saint Mungo founded a number of churches during his period as Archbishop of Strathclyde of which Stobo Kirk is a notable example. At Townhead and Dennistoun in Glasgow there is a modern Roman Catholic church and a traditional Scottish Episcopal Church [16] respectively dedicated to the saint.
One of the churches in the town bears the name of The Old Church of St Kentigern (perhaps better known as St Mungo), who set up many medieval churches in the Scottish Lowlands, including Glasgow, and died c.612 AD. The town's cemetery stands on the site of The Old Church of St Kentigern, and includes many Covenanter graves. St. Nicholas' Church
Mungo built a monastic cell in the burial ground, and was buried in his church there in 614. His shrine in the Lower Church of Glasgow Cathedral was an important place of pilgrimage in the medieval period. [5] Little is known about the early church buildings, except that they would have been of timber and wattle construction.
St Michael's Church, Eriskay; St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow; St Mungo's Parish Church; St Nicholas Parish Church, Lanark; St Ninian's Church, Tynet; St Olaf's Church (Cruden) St Oran's Chapel; St Peter's Church, Linlithgow; St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Peterhead; St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Buckie; St Peter's Kirk; St Rufus ...
St. Andrew's United Church; St Andrew's West; Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews; Hope Park Church, St Andrews; St Columba's Church, Canna; St Conan's Kirk; St David's Chapel; St Giles' Church, Elgin; St John's Kirk; St Matthew's Church, Perth; St Michael's Church, Inveresk; St Mungo's Parish Church; St Nicholas Parish Church, Lanark; St Peter's ...
The Diocese of Glasgow is thought to have been founded by Saint Mungo (or Kentigern) around 550. On 9 January 1492, the Diocese of Glasgow was raised in rank to be an archdiocese . During the Scottish Reformation , the heritage and jurisdiction of the church passed into the hands of Church of Scotland .
St Mungo's Church, Glasgow; Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr; M. St Mary's Star of the Sea Church, Leith; O. ... Lanark; St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Linlithgow;
The church is named after Saint Mungo [1] (also known as Saint Kentigern), patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow.It belongs to the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Stirling [2] and serves the parish of Alloa. [3]