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Saint Serf

Scottish saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 1 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
500
Died
583
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Serf or Serbán (Servanus) (c. 500 – c. 583) is a saint of Scotland. Serf was venerated in western Fife. He is called the apostle of Orkney, with less historical plausibility. Saint Serf is connected with Saint Mungo's Church near Simonburn, Northumberland (off the Bellingham Road, north of Chollerford). His feast day is 1 July.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q1811124 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Serf (CC BY-SA)

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