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'''Saint Cathan''', also known as '''Catan''', '''Cattan''', etc., was a 6th-century [[Ireland|Irish]] monk revered as a [[saint]] in parts of western [[Scotland]]. He appears in the ''[[Aberdeen Breviary]]'', [[Walter Bower]]'s ''[[Scotichronicon]]'', and the ''[[Acta Sanctorum]]'', and a number of placenames in western Scotland are associated with him.<ref>Innes, p. 210.</ref><ref>Butler, p. 239.</ref> He is said to have been one of the first [[Hiberno-Scottish mission|Irish missionaries]] to come to the [[Isle of Bute]], then part of the Irish kingdom of [[Dál Riata]]. Very little is known of him; he is generally only mentioned in connection with his more famous nephew [[Saint Blane]], who was born on Bute and later proselytized among the [[Picts]]. Both saints were strongly associated with Bute and with [[Kingarth]] monastery, which became the center of their cults.<ref name=Mackinlay104>Mackinlay, p. 104.</ref><ref>Innes, pp. 210–211</ref>
'''Saint Cathan''', also known as '''Catan''', '''Cattan''', etc., was a 6th-century Irish monk revered as a [[saint]] in parts the Scottish [[Hebrides]]. He appears in the ''[[Aberdeen Breviary]]'', [[Walter Bower]]'s ''[[Scotichronicon]]'', and the ''[[Acta Sanctorum]]'', and a number of placenames in western Scotland are associated with him.<ref>Innes, p. 210.</ref><ref>Butler, p. 239.</ref> He is said to have been one of the first [[Hiberno-Scottish mission|Irish missionaries]] to come to the [[Isle of Bute]], then part of the Irish kingdom of [[Dál Riata]]. Very little is known of him; he is generally only mentioned in connection with his more famous nephew [[Saint Blane]], who was born on Bute and later proselytized among the [[Picts]]. Both saints were strongly associated with Bute and with [[Kingarth]] monastery, which became the center of their cults.<ref name=Mackinlay104>Mackinlay, p. 104.</ref><ref>Innes, pp. 210–211</ref>


A number of churches were dedicated to Cathan across the western [[List of islands of Scotland|islands of Scotland]], including the ruined [[St Cathan's Chapel]] on [[Colonsay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/37879/details/colonsay+kilchattan+old+parish+church+and+well/ |title=Colonsay, Kilchattan, Old Parish Church And Well |accessdate=30 November 2009 |work=[[CANMORE]] }}</ref> Other churches, now mostly lost or in ruins, stood at [[Luing]], [[Gigha]], and [[Lewis]], the latter of which is said to have once housed his [[relic]]s.<ref name=Mackinlay105>Mackinlay, p. 105.</ref> His name survives in the various [[toponym]]s in the area containing the element ''Chattan'' (where the first consonant is [[lenition|lenited]]), such as [[Ardchattan]] ("Cathan's Heights") and the many places called Kilchattan ("Church of Cathan"). Examples include the names of the hill of ''Suidhe Chattan'' and of the village of [[Kilchattan Bay]], both on Bute.<ref name=Mackinlay104/> His name may be further connected to the [[Chattan Confederation]], a coalition of [[Scottish clans]].<ref name=Mackinlay105/> His feast day is [[May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|May 17]].<ref>Orthodox England. ''[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm Cathan (Catan, Chattan, Cadan) May 17].'' Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.</ref>
A number of churches were dedicated to Cathan across Scotland's western islands. ''Tobar Chattan'', or Cathan's Well, at Little Kilchattan on Bute may represent the site of Catan's original church.<ref name=Mackinlay104/> Other churches, now in ruins, include [[St Cathan's Chapel]] on [[Colonsay]], [[Kilchattan Chapel]] on [[Gigha]], and Kilchattan Church on [[Luing]].<ref>Mackinlay, pp. 104–105.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/37879/details/colonsay+kilchattan+old+parish+church+and+well/ |title=Colonsay, Kilchattan, Old Parish Church And Well |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] |work=[[CANMORE]] |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/38518/details/gigha+st+cathan+s+church+and+kilchattan+burial+ground/ |title=Kilchattan Chapel |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]]|work=[[CANMORE]] |accessdate= 23 November 2015}}</ref> The Luing church served the historical Kilchattan parish; the modern Kilchattan Church was built at Achafolla in 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/332655/luing-kilchattan-church |title=Luing, Kilchattan Church |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]]|work=[[CANMORE]] |accessdate= 23 November 2015}}</ref> Cathan is said to have lived for a time at the monastery at [[Stornoway]] on the isle of [[Lewis]], and his [[relics]] are said to have been housed at a chapel founded by [[Clan MacLeod of Lewis|Clan MacLeod]] on the same island.<ref name=Mackinlay105>Mackinlay, p. 105.</ref> Cathan's name survives in the various [[toponym]]s in the area containing the element ''Chattan'' (where the first consonant is [[lenition|lenited]]), such as [[Ardchattan]] ("Cathan's Heights") and the many places called Kilchattan ("Church of Cathan"). Examples include the names of the hill of ''Suidhe Chattan'' and of the village of [[Kilchattan Bay]], both on Bute.<ref name=Mackinlay104/> His name may be further connected to the [[Chattan Confederation]], a coalition of [[Scottish clans]].<ref name=Mackinlay105/> His feast day is [[May 17]].<ref>Orthodox England. ''[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm Cathan (Catan, Chattan, Cadan) May 17].'' Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 20:39, 23 November 2015

"Cathan" redirects here. For the place in the U.S. state of Washington, see Cathan, Washington.

Saint Cathan, also known as Catan, Cattan, etc., was a 6th-century Irish monk revered as a saint in parts the Scottish Hebrides. He appears in the Aberdeen Breviary, Walter Bower's Scotichronicon, and the Acta Sanctorum, and a number of placenames in western Scotland are associated with him.[1][2] He is said to have been one of the first Irish missionaries to come to the Isle of Bute, then part of the Irish kingdom of Dál Riata. Very little is known of him; he is generally only mentioned in connection with his more famous nephew Saint Blane, who was born on Bute and later proselytized among the Picts. Both saints were strongly associated with Bute and with Kingarth monastery, which became the center of their cults.[3][4]

A number of churches were dedicated to Cathan across Scotland's western islands. Tobar Chattan, or Cathan's Well, at Little Kilchattan on Bute may represent the site of Catan's original church.[3] Other churches, now in ruins, include St Cathan's Chapel on Colonsay, Kilchattan Chapel on Gigha, and Kilchattan Church on Luing.[5][6][7] The Luing church served the historical Kilchattan parish; the modern Kilchattan Church was built at Achafolla in 1936.[8] Cathan is said to have lived for a time at the monastery at Stornoway on the isle of Lewis, and his relics are said to have been housed at a chapel founded by Clan MacLeod on the same island.[9] Cathan's name survives in the various toponyms in the area containing the element Chattan (where the first consonant is lenited), such as Ardchattan ("Cathan's Heights") and the many places called Kilchattan ("Church of Cathan"). Examples include the names of the hill of Suidhe Chattan and of the village of Kilchattan Bay, both on Bute.[3] His name may be further connected to the Chattan Confederation, a coalition of Scottish clans.[9] His feast day is May 17.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Innes, p. 210.
  2. ^ Butler, p. 239.
  3. ^ a b c Mackinlay, p. 104.
  4. ^ Innes, pp. 210–211
  5. ^ Mackinlay, pp. 104–105.
  6. ^ "Colonsay, Kilchattan, Old Parish Church And Well". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Kilchattan Chapel". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Luing, Kilchattan Church". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  9. ^ a b Mackinlay, p. 105.
  10. ^ Orthodox England. Cathan (Catan, Chattan, Cadan) May 17. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

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