St. Mungo’s miraculous story is a murky mix of fact and fiction. Whatever the truth, his legacy is still felt—and celebrated—in Scotland’s biggest city
Glasgow Cathedral, one of the few Scottish medieval churches to have survived the Reformation unscathed, features a stained glass window showing the four evangelists—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—along with their traditional emblems.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
That coat of arms, which embellishes buildings throughout the city, depicts a tree, bell, robin, and salmon. The image of a salmon biting a golden ring is linked to the king of Strathclyde, who gifted his wife this jewelry, Barton says. When the king saw a knight wearing the queen’s ring, he became jealous, stole it, threw it in a river, and demanded his wife retrieve it. In desperation, the queen sought help from Mungo, who had a fish scooped from the river and cut it open to reveal the lost ring., Barton explains. “It was said to be miraculous,” she says of the bell.
, which helps organize the festival. All of its events are free, the most popular of which are lectures on Glasgow’s heritage by experts in history, literature, art, and archaeology.This 12th-century book provides the most detailed account of St. Mungo’s life.
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