Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Benedict of Nursia

Other names

Benedicht, Bennet

Gender

Male

Territory or Ethnicity (broad)

Non-insular

Related Saints

Belongs to the group Benedict (ns) (certain)

Feast days

Day of Year

March 21

Calendar

Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee

Source code

Mart. O

Source title

Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee

Editors

Stokes, Whitley

Year

1905

Notes

Full title is Félire Óengusso Céli Dé, The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, critically edited from Ten Manuscripts, with a Preface, Translation, Notes and Indices.

Quote from source

To the world he was many victories, Benedict the stout pillar.

Saint in place-names

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Names

Place known as	Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here)
Bennet's Hill, Kinghorn	Bennet's Hill (maybe)
Bennet's Love, Slains	Bennet's Love (maybe)
Bennetsfield, settlement, Avoch	Baile Bhenneit (probable)
Bennetsfield, settlement, Avoch	Bennetsfield (probable)
Coire Bhenneit, Kincardine KCR (ROS)	Coire Bhenneit (maybe)
St Bennet's Chapel, Cromarty	St Bennet's Chapel (certain)
St Bennet's Well, Cromarty	St Bennet's Well (certain)
St Bennet's Well, Duffus	St Bennet's Well (certain)

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