Saint Mungo

Saint Mungo is the commonly used name for Saint Kentigern (also known as Kentigernus (Latin) or Cyndeyrn Garthwys (Welsh)). He was the late 6th century apostle of the Brythonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in modern Scotland, and patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow.

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