Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Paul, apostle

Gender

Male

Related Saints

Belongs to the group Paul (ns) (certain)

Related Personal Names

Name

Paul (certain)

Feast days

Day of Year

June 29

Notes

This is a joint feast with Peter

Day of Year

June 30

Day of Year

Jan 25

Notes

Commemoration of his conversion.

Saint in place-names

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Names

Place known as	Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here)
Allt Fuaran Phoil, Alvie etc.	Allt Fuaran Phoil (doubtful)
Camas Phail, bay, Gairloch	Camas Phail (doubtful)
Church of Sts Peter & Paul, Montrose	Ecclesia SS Petri et Pauli (certain)
Paul's Well, Linton	Paul's Well (maybe)
Paulscroft, Dyce	Paulscroft (maybe)
St Paul's (hospital) Chapel, Perth	Capella Sancti Pauli (certain)
St Paul's Chapel, Fyvie	St Paul's Chapel (certain)
St Paul's Church, episc. DDY	St Paul's Church (certain)
St Paul's Church, Montrose	St Paul's Church (certain)
St Paul's Church, Walls & Sandness (Shetl)	St Paul's Church (probable)
St Paul's Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland)	St Paul's Kirk (probable)
St Paul's Well, Fyvie	St Paul's Well (certain)

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