St. Bean

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On December 16, there is named in the Roman Martyrology and in certain Irish calendars a Saint Bean in Ireland, who had been confused with the St. Bean whose feast is still observed in the Scottish diocese of Aberdeen, but on October 26, as founder of the bishopric of Mortlach in Banff which was the forerunner of that of Aberdeen. Nothing else is known about him. The fourteenth century chronicler Fordun, states that he was made bishop by Pope Benedict VIII, at the request of Malcolm Canmore, who is said to have founded an episcopal monastery at Mortlach. If true, this would be between 1012 and 1024; but the See of Mortlach is generally said to date from 1063. St. Bean's dwelling place is supposed to have been at Balvanie, near Mortlach (Bal-beni-mor, "the dwelling of Bean the Great"). His feast day is October 26th.

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Joseph Mathew
7 months ago
St. Bean, please continue to pray for me, to overcome the temptations of my day to day life.
Madalyn
7 months ago
I have been calling my son Bean for as long as I can remember. He is taking the ACT test on Saturday Oct 27th. Praying for sucess for my Bean tomorrow.
Mona
7 months ago
Please pray for Jacob that he finds the right path, for his parents that they find the strenght and wisdom to guide him and for all cancer patients that they deal with their disease with grace and dignity. Thank you.
christopher
7 months ago
St bean please pray for me and my family
god bless you
Amen
Kristin
3 years ago
This is very interesting. I have a daughter named Brianna born Oct 26th that we have been calling "Bean" almost since birth. We don't know how she got the nickname, but it just stuck. Now we have a saint to go along with it! Thanks!

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