ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 3rd of February
NAHALES, ABBOT AND MARTYR
Nahales (remembered on February 3) allegedly was an abbot and martyr in Scotland. The Bollandists mention him with the name Neuhal.
AN ABBOT AND MARTYR IN SCOTLAND
This is probably the name of the monastery, but his real name is unknown. The time when he lived is also quite uncertain. He was, so the Bollandists assume, expelled from his position during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. We know no details of his martyrdom.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
FROM THE SCOTTISH SAINTS GALLERY:
ST NOTBURGA OF BÜHL, WIDOW
This saint lived in the ninth century. She was of Scottish royal blood. Her husband had died recently.
She moved on and came to what is now Klettgau, not far from the Rhine, and... ➡️ continue reading
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