Editing Celtic Christianity (section)

====Scotland====
{{see also|Hiberno-Scottish mission}}
[[File:Ninian of Whithorn.jpg|thumb|[[Saint Ninian]] as intercessor from ''Book of Hours of the Virgin and Saint Ninian'' (15th century)]]

According to Bede, [[Saint Ninian]] was born about 360 in what is present day Galloway, the son of a chief of the Novantae, apparently a Christian. He studied under [[Martin of Tours]] before returning to his own land about 397. He established himself at [[Whithorn]] where he built a church of stone, "Candida Casa". Tradition holds that Ninian established an episcopal see at the Candida Casa in Whithorn, and named the see for Saint Martin of Tours. He converted the southern Picts to Christianity,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whithorn.com/saint-ninian.htm |title=Saint Ninian |website=The Whithorn Trust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042945/http://www.whithorn.com/saint-ninian.htm |archive-date=18 July 2011  }}</ref> and died around 432. Many Irish saints trained at the "Candida Casa", such as [[Tigernach of Clones]], [[Ciarán of Clonmacnoise]], and [[Finnian of Movilla]]. Ninian's work was carried on by Palladius, who left Ireland to work among the Picts. The mission to the southern Picts apparently met with some setbacks, as Patrick charged Coroticus and the "apostate Picts" with conducting raids on the Irish coast and seizing Christians as slaves. [[Ternan]] and [[Saint Serf]] followed Palladius. Serf was the teacher of Saint Mungo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bartleby.com/210/7/061.html |title=Butler, Alban. "The Lives of the Saints", Vol. VII, 1866 |website=Bartleby |date=12 January 2023 }}</ref> the apostle of Strathclyde, and patron saint of Glasgow.