Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Maura
Introduction
According to her appearance in the Aberdeen Breviary, she was a close associate of St Baya, whom she used to visit on her island home of Cunbrae, ending her life at Kilmaurs (Ab. Brev. (Macquarrie, 260, 325-6).
Gender
Female
Associated places
Kilmaurs (where she died, according to Aberdeen Breviary).
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Unknown
Related Saints
Belongs to the group Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (possible)
Belongs to the group Maura (ns) (probable)
Feast days
Day of Year
Nov 3
Calendar
Kalendarium Breviarii Aberdonensis
Source code
K. Brev. Ab.
Source title
Kalendarium Breviarii Aberdonensis
Editors
Forbes, A. P.
Secondary Title
Kalendar of Scottish Saints
Pages
111-124
Year
1872
Notes
Kal. Brev. Ab. Kalendarium Breviarii Aberdonensis, in Forbes 1872, 111-124
Saint in place-names
Names
| Place known as | Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here) |
| Kilmaurs, eccles. Kilmaurs | Church of St Maure (certain) |
| Kilmaurs, parish | Kilmaurs (certain) |
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