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St Gervadius





SAINT'S DAY

8 November


BIOGRAPHY

Gervadius was a Hermit at Kenedor (present day Kinneddar, Lossiemouth , Moray) and Holyman's Head where his cave survived into the 19th century. Legend says that once when he needed wood to complete construction of a church, a great storm struck upriver of him, washing enough timber down river.

He was born in Ireland and some sources claim, came to Scotland as a refugee from viking raids in his native land. Gervadius died c.934 AD