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Saint Margaret of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Maighréad; Scots: Saunt Marget, c. 1045 – 16 November 1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess and a Scottish queen. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". [1]
St. Margaret of Scotland, or Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess born in Hungary to Princess Agatha of Hungary and English Prince Edward the Exile around 1045. Her siblings, Cristina and Edgar the Atheling were also born in Hungary around this time.
Nov 16, 2020 · Learn more about Saint Margaret of Scotland! Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray. Saint Margaret of Scotland was considered Scottish because her family was rescued by the king of Scotland as they fled William the Conqueror.
St. Margaret of Scotland (born c. 1045, probably Hungary—died November 16, 1093, Edinburgh; canonized 1250; feast day November 16, Scottish feast day June 16) was the queen consort of Malcolm III Canmore and patroness of Scotland.
c. 1045–1093. Patron Saint of learning, parents of large families, parents who have lost a child, queens, and widows. Canonized by Pope Innocent IV in 1251. Margaret of Wessex was born into English royalty, the daughter of Edward the Exile and Agatha, the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Nov 27, 2020 · Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1046-1093 CE) was, as the second wife of Malcolm III (r. 1058-1093 CE), the queen of Scotland from 1070 CE until her death in November 1093 CE. A princess of the royal house of Wessex, she brought Anglo-Saxon cultural practices to Scotland and promoted Roman Catholicism in her adopted kingdom.
Jun 5, 2023 · 4 min read. St. Margaret of Scotland (1045-1093), the granddaughter of an English king, was born in Hungary due to her father’s exile there as a child. Her early years were spent in the Hungarian court, among pious and observant Catholic royals.
Mar 25, 2017 · Margaret of Scotland is known to history for her work to reform the Scottish church by bringing it into line with Roman practices and replacing Celtic practices. Margaret brought many English priests to Scotland as one method of achieving this goal.
Margaret of Scotland, Saint, b. about 1045, d. November 16, 1093, was a daughter of Edward “Outremere”, or “the Exile”, by Agatha, kinswoman of Gisela, the wife of St. Stephen of Hungary. She was the grand-daughter of Edmund Ironside.
Jun 24, 2024 · St. Margaret of Scotland. On November 16, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland. Her feast day was originally June 10, but was moved to November 16, the day...
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