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David I of Scotland
King of Alba from 1124 to 1153
Feast: 11 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
David I (Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac [Mhaoil] Chaluim; c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. He was previously Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124. The youngest son of King Malcolm III and Queen Margaret, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093. Perhaps after 1100, he became a dependent at the court of Henry I of England, by whom he was influenced.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Edmund of Scotland Saint Brother or sister
- Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint Mother, Parent
- Alexander I Saint“When David's brother Alexander I died in 1124, David chose, with the backing of Henry I, to take the Kingdom of Alba (Scotland) for himself.” — Wikipedia
- Saint Conval Saint“In the 12th century David I of Scotland gave the Knights Templar a church in Inchinnan dedicated to Saint Conval, it was replaced by 'Hallows Church' in 1900, then demolished in 1965 for the extensions of Abbotsinch airfield into Glasgow Airport.” — Wikipedia
- Waltheof of Melrose Saint“He was the son of Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon, thus stepson to David I of Scotland, and the grandson of Waltheof, Earl of Northampton.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q216787 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — David I of Scotland (CC BY-SA)
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