Máel Ruba
Saint Máel Ruba | |
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| Born | 642 Bangor, County Down, Ireland |
| Died | 722 Teampull, Sutherland, Scotland |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 20 April, 21 April, 27 August |
Máel Ruba (c. 642–722) is an Irish saint of the Celtic Church who was active in the Christianisation of the Picts and Gaels of Scotland. Originally a monk from Bangor Abbey, County Down, Gaelic Ireland, he founded the monastic community of Applecross (Scottish Gaelic: A' Chomraich [ə ˈxoməriç], 'The Sanctuary') in Wester Ross, one of the best attested early Christian monasteries in what is now Scotland. Forms of his name include Máelrubai (Old Irish spelling), Maol Rubha (MoRubha/MaRuibhe) (Scottish Gaelic spelling), or Malruibhe, and it is sometimes latinised as Rufus,