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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| ST MODEN'S CHAPEL | St Moden's Chapel St Moden's Chapel St Moden's Chapel |
Annals of Teviotdale John Grieve. Surveyor Smailholm Mr Dods. Steward Dryburgh |
030.15 | An elegant little chapel with a vaulted roof, north of, and adjoining the Chapter House dedicated to St Moden - When Pagan superstitions gave way to the religion of the Gospel, Dryburgh became the abode of a society of Christian missionaries, of whom "Modan" [underlined], who, after his death, was revered in the Scottish church as a saint, was elected Abbot, or Bishop, in the year 522. Of this holy man, the legends inform us, that he was a bright example of piety and humility, devoting six or seven hours every day to meditation and prayers, and seeking to subdue the affections of the body by mortifying austerities. Zealous and active in the duties of his sacred profession, he made frequent excursions into the remoter parts of the Province in which he had undertaken to minister, especially to the banks of the Forth and the Clyde, and preached to the rude inhabitants with touching and powerful eloquence - At times he retired to a lonely place, near Alcluyd [underlined] (Dumbarton) where he was wont to meditate 30 or 40 days in Solitude; and, in this retreat, he spent the latter days of his life. His reliques were long preserved in the Church dedicated to him at Roseneath - He was also the patron saint of the high church at Stirling, where, and at Dunbarton & Falkirk, his name was long honoured, and is said to be even yet traditionally remembered" - |
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