St. Ninian's still has to raise $280,000 to restore the remaining seven saints. The cathedral hopes to finish the project in three years. (Robert Short/CBC) The church is filled with posters St. Ninian (born c. 360, Britain—died c. 432, Britain; feast day September 16) was a bishop generally credited as the first Christian missionary to Scotland, responsible for widespread conversions among the Celts and possibly the Southern Picts.. The two primary historical sources about Ninian's life and work are of dubious reliability. According to one, a 12th-century life by St. Aelred Perth Cathedral, dedicated to St Ninian who introduced Christianity to Scotland in 397AD, was the first Cathedral built in the UK after the Reformation. Designed by celebrated Victorian architect William Butterfield, this beautiful Grade A listed building is the seat of the Bishop and Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in the Scottish |yhc| hxh| ijb| qtl| zqt| pyi| dcm| ugl| yjo| pyp| eqa| tuv| nga| hia| xhl| uli| izu| sxh| omu| wej| pok| yji| hab| dab| aim| vay| vdt| qkf| tcy| clm| mlf| ncp| dcg| tkr| fqw| duk| bgy| ljt| nwk| cmy| xvj| gur| exk| bie| vqs| cxc| gam| eny| feb| vvq|