Saint Ninian

Saint Ninian (traditionally 4th-5th century) is a Christian saint first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland.

For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedications to him in those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage, throughout the Scottish Lowlands, and in parts of Northern England with a Northumbrian heritage.

In Scotland, Ninian is also known as Ringan, and as Trynnian in Northern England.

Ninian's major shrine is at Whithorn in Galloway, where he is associated with the Candida Casa (Latin for 'White House').

Nothing is known about his teachings, and there is no unchallenged authority for information about his life.

A link between the Ninian of tradition and a person who actually appears in the historical record is not yet confirmed, though Irish Christian missionary Finnian of Moville (495–589) has gained traction as a leading candidate.

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