Moluag | |
|---|---|
 The Saints Window in Kilmoluag, Lismore depicting St Moluag and St Columba | |
| Bishop of Lismore, Apostle of the Picts, Patron Saint of Argyll | |
| Born | c. 500–520 Ireland |
| Died | 592 Rosemarkie |
| Venerated in | |
| Major shrine | Isle of Lismore |
| Feast | 25 June |
| Patronage | Argyll; on Lewis invoked against madness[1] |
Saint Moluag (c. 510 – 592; also known as Lua, Luan, Luanus, Lugaidh, Moloag, Molluog, Molua, Murlach, Malew[2][3]) was a Scottish missionary, and a contemporary of Saint Columba, who evangelized the Picts of Scotland in the sixth century.[4] Saint Moluag was the patron saint of Argyll as evidenced by a charter in 1544, from the Earl of Argyll, which states "in honour of God Omnipotent, the blessed Virgin, and Saint Moloc, our patron".[5] The House of Lorne became the kings of Dalriada and eventually united with the Picts to become the kings of Scots.
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, p.343
- ^ Saint of the Day, 25 June: Moloc of Mortlach SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved on 6 March 2012
- ^ Irish Saints in Great Britain, pp. 76–77
- ^ Online, Catholic. "St. Moloc – Saints & Angels – Catholic Online". catholic.org. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Clan Livingstone – Charter of 1544". clanmclea.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2017.