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Ternan
Born Fordoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Feast 12 June

Saint Ternan (fl. fifth or sixth century) is venerated as the "Bishop of the Picts". Not much is known of his life. Different historians place him either at the mid-fifth century or the latter part of the sixth. Those who place him in the earlier period, associate him with Palladius. [1]

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Life

Ternan, is believed to have been born in Fordoun in Aberdeenshire, and may have been converted by the followers of Ninian. He was educated at Candida Casa in Whithorn and baptised by a Celtic cleric named Paulinus. A contemporary of Saint Serf, [2] according to Alban Butler, Ternan was a monk at Culross, which had been founded by St. Serf. [3]

Ternan established a small monastery on the north side of the River Dee near the current graveyard in what is now the town of Banchory. As well as preaching the Christian gospel, he and his followers taught the local people farming, arts and crafts. [4] Churches in Banchory and surrounding area bear the name of St Ternan.

Ternan became bishop of the southern Picts, and lived at Abernethy. [5] He ordained Irchard, who assisted him in his missionary labors.

The story of Ternan features two key artifacts, his copy of Matthew's Gospel and his bell or "Ronnecht":

He is mentioned, along with Saints Brendan, Michael etc., in some blessings and incantations, such as the milking croon of South Uist, collected by Alexander Carmichael in the Hebrides in the 1880s.

St Ternan's feast day is 12 June and he is still celebrated on this holiday in Banchory with St Ternan's Fair which is held on the closest Saturday.

There was a chapel dedicated to Saint Ternan on Taransay, but it was destroyed by coastal erosion in the 1970s.

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References

  1. Scottish Notes and Queries (John Bulloch, John Alexander Henderson, eds.) D. Wyllie and Son, 1895, p. 79
  2. 1 2 Grattan-Flood, William. "St. Ternan." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 9 December 2021 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Butler, Alban. "Saint Ternan, Bishop of the Picts, Confessor". Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints 1866. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 June 2013 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. "St. Ternan", Banchory Community Website Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Barrett, Michael (18 July 2020), A Calendar of Scotish Saints, BoD – Books on Demand, p. 50, ISBN   978-3-7523-2290-3 , retrieved 15 July 2021
  6. About Banchory - A New Descriptive and Historical Guide, Dr Gordon Walkden, 1987

Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Ternan". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.