Saints in Scottish Place-Names
Funded by a Leverhulme Trust Project Grant
Christ (ns)
Other names
Jesus, Salvator, and many others
Introduction
Clearly "Christ" is not, theologically speaking, a "saint", but in terms of the dedication of churches and other places, we must treat him as such. The cults of the different persons of the Trinity, and indeed the Trinity itself, are diverse and interesting.
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Non-insular
Related Saints
Is a group which includes Christ (certain)
Is a group which includes Jesus, Ìosa (certain)
Is a group which includes Salvator, Saviour (certain)
Saint in place-names
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