Caintigern Explained

Caintigern (died 734), or Saint Kentigerna, was a daughter of Cellach Cualann, King of Leinster.^[1] Her feast is listed in the Aberdeen Breviary for 7 January, and this is also her feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church.^[2]

Her husband is said to have been Feriacus regulus of Monchestre, who possibly is the same person as Feradach, grandson of Artúr of Dál Riata.^[1]

Along with her brother St. Comgán and her son St. Fillan (Fáelán), the widowed Caintigern is said to have lived as a hermit, first in Strath Fillan, then in the Lennox, on the island of Inchcailloch on Loch Lomond.^[3]

External links

• http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Caintigern.shtml

Sources

• Alan Orr Anderson, Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500 - 1286, volume 1. Reprinted with corrections. Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990.
• Cellach Cualann (d. 715) . Doherty . Charles . 2004 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/50090 . 2007-10-25 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caintigern (Kentigerna) . Dictionary of Irish Biography . 16 August 2021 . October 2009.
2. January 20 / January 7. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/
3. https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst3981.html "Saint Kentigerna", Gazetteer for Scotland