Regulus | |
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Bishop of Patras | |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | St Regulus Church |
Feast | 17 October |
Saint Regulus or Saint Rule (Old Irish: Riagal) was a legendary 4th century monk or bishop of Patras, Greece who in AD 345 is said to have fled to Scotland with the bones of Saint Andrew, and deposited them at St Andrews. His feast day in the Aberdeen Breviary is 17 October.