Modan

Venerable Modan was the son of an Irish chieftain, a monk, and in the sixth century a preacher of the faith in Scotland. He built a chapel at Dryburgh, which later became the site of a monastery, and he preached in the Falkirk and Stirling area and along the River Forth. He was elected abbot, a charge he accepted reluctantly; after some years he resigned it and withdrew as a hermit near Dumbarton, where he also reposed. His relics were enshrined in Saint Modan's church at Rosneath. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 4 February (new calendar).