Saint Thenew
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Saint Thenew is a legendary early Christian figure in Scottish tradition, venerated as the mother of Saint Mungo and associated with the origins of the city of Glasgow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Thenew canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish saint
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female saint ⓘ legendary Christian figure ⓘ medieval Scottish legendary figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Culross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ River Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ founding legends of Glasgow ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Culross in Fife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | not firmly established and varies in different traditions ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
St Enoch
NERFINISHED
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St Tenew NERFINISHED ⓘ St Theneu NERFINISHED ⓘ St Theneva NERFINISHED ⓘ St Thenog NERFINISHED ⓘ Thenew of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ Thenog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
She was cast adrift or set adrift while pregnant and miraculously survived to give birth to Saint Mungo.
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She was persecuted or condemned due to an out‑of‑wedlock pregnancy in some versions of her story. ⓘ |
| historicity | legendary or semi‑legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Brittonic
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial |
St Enoch Square, Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Enoch subway station, Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Saint Kentigern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Mungo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | The modern Glasgow place‑name St Enoch is derived from her name. ⓘ |
| patronage | Glasgow (indirectly, through her association with Saint Mungo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | mother of Glasgow’s patron saint ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval period ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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