Editing Ninian (section)

==Dedications to St Ninian==
[[Image:St.Ninian.dedications.jpg|thumb|200px|Dedications to St Ninian (England, Scotland, Isle of Man).<ref>{{Harvcolnb|Scott|1905|pp=378–388}} ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qgEdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA378 Nynia in Northern Pictland]''</ref><ref>{{Harvcolnb|Forbes|1874|p=xiii–xvii}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=0K8uAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR13 List of dedications to Saint Ninian], ''The Historians of Scotland: The Lives of S. Ninian and S. Kentigern''</ref><ref>{{Harvcolnb|Moore|1890|pp=214–15, 306}} In ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mY4OAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA214 Distinctive Affixes]''</ref><ref>{{Harvcolnb|Mackinlay|1904}} mentions are throughout the book.</ref>]]

Dedications to Saint Ninian are expressions of respect for the good works that are attributed to him, and the authenticity of the stories about him are not relevant to that point. Almost all of the dedications have their origins in the medieval era, after Aelred wrote his account.

The dedications are found throughout the lands of the ancient [[Picts]] of Scotland, throughout Scotland south of the Firths of [[Firth of Clyde|Clyde]] and [[Firth of Forth|Forth]], in [[Orkney]] and [[Shetland]], and in parts of northern England. 

Dedications on the [[Isle of Man]] date from the time of medieval Scottish dominance, and are not natively inspired.

There are dedications to Ninian in [[County Donegal|East Donegal]] and [[Belfast]]; and a spot formerly on the shore of [[Belfast Lough]] was traditionally known as St Ninian's Point, where the missionary reputedly landed after a voyage from Scotland. These connections reflect a strong Ulster-Scots heritage in both areas of Ulster.

There are also dedications elsewhere in the world where there is a Scottish heritage, such as [[Nova Scotia]]. St Ninian's Cathedral is located in [[Antigonish]], Nova Scotia.

There is a noticeable lack of dedications in the [[Scottish Highlands]] and [[Hebrides|Isles]], save for Kilninian and the Holy Spring of St Ninian of the Orthodox Mull Monastery on the Isle of Mull.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kilninian|url=https://mullmonastery.com/kilninian/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Mull Monastery|language=en}}</ref>

In the modern era, the first cathedral built in Scotland after the Protestant Reformation, [[St Ninian's Cathedral]], Perth, was dedicated to the saint in 1850. [[St Ninian and Triduana's Church, Edinburgh]] is a Roman Catholic church constructed in 1932 that is dedicated to Ninian. St Martin and St Ninian is a Catholic church in [[Whithorn]], constructed in 1959–60 in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway]]. The architect was [[Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel]] (1887–1959).

In Scotland the date 16 September is celebrated as St Ninian's [[Feast Day]].<ref name="Who was Saint Ninian?">[cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11276120]accessdate=18 October 2017</ref> Ninian is honoured in the [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Church of England]] and in the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]] on [[September 16|16 September]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Church of England|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEq7DwAAQBAJ |title=Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 |date=2019-12-17 |publisher=Church Publishing, Inc. |isbn=978-1-64065-235-4 |language=en}}</ref>