Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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David Menzies of Weem
Introduction
The only trace of a cult of this person, if indeed there was a cult, is St David's Well in Weem. Sir David Menzies was the local land-owner who became a Cistercan monk at Melrose. He was rector of the parish of Weem from 1440. Ferguson 1891, 141.
Gender
Male
Associated places
Weem
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Scandinavian
Related Saints
Belongs to the group David (ns) (certain)
Related Personal Names
Name
David (certain)
Saint in place-names
Names
| Place known as | Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here) |
| St David's Well, Weem | St David's Well (probable) |
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