St. Margaret
St. Margaret of Scotland was born in Hungary in 1045, the niece to the famous Anglo-Saxon king Edward the
Confessor. It is written that when he passed away in 1066 she was most probably living in England. She fled to
Scotland with her mother Agatha when the Normans invaded lower England. She landed at a place known today as
"St Margaret's hope" near North Queensferry in Fife. She later married the current Scottish king Malcolm III.
Malcolm and Margaret had a fruitful marriage having 8 children, many of whom became monarch's in their own
rights, all the children listed eldest first. Edward, Edmund, Ethelred, (future abbot of Dunkeld) Edgar, (King Edgar
I of Scotland) Alexander, (King Alexander I of Scotland) David, (King David I of Scotland) Edith, (Queen to King
Henry I of England) Mary (Countess to Count Eustace III of Boulogne) Malcolm was killed in 1093 in Alnwick in
battle with his eldest son Edward.
Margaret died 3 years after her beloved Malcolm. It is told that the children tried to keep Malcolm's death a secret
as long as possible. The St Margaret's chapel (the oldest building in Edinburgh) at Edinburgh Castle is named after
her also.
In Gaelic Scotland Margaret is not revered as a saint. She was a fierce critic of Gaelic culture and is known simply
as "Mairead/Maighread nam Mallachd" the accursed Margaret.
Margaret was canonised as a Saint in 1251 by Pope Innocent IV. She is known as a lady of compassion who
would serve orphans before herself and had a fierce devotion to the church attending services on a nightly basis.
St Margaret's day is celebrated on 16th November and a shrine to her can be found in Dunfermline Abbey where
the "tomb of Saint Margaret" is placed.
God Bless
Uilleam Alba Mac Gafraidh
St. Margaret of Scotland was born in Hungary in 1045, the niece to the famous Anglo-Saxon king Edward the
Confessor. It is written that when he passed away in 1066 she was most probably living in England. She fled to
Scotland with her mother Agatha when the Normans invaded lower England. She landed at a place known today as
"St Margaret's hope" near North Queensferry in Fife. She later married the current Scottish king Malcolm III.
Malcolm and Margaret had a fruitful marriage having 8 children, many of whom became monarch's in their own
rights, all the children listed eldest first. Edward, Edmund, Ethelred, (future abbot of Dunkeld) Edgar, (King Edgar
I of Scotland) Alexander, (King Alexander I of Scotland) David, (King David I of Scotland) Edith, (Queen to King
Henry I of England) Mary (Countess to Count Eustace III of Boulogne) Malcolm was killed in 1093 in Alnwick in
battle with his eldest son Edward.
Margaret died 3 years after her beloved Malcolm. It is told that the children tried to keep Malcolm's death a secret
as long as possible. The St Margaret's chapel (the oldest building in Edinburgh) at Edinburgh Castle is named after
her also.
In Gaelic Scotland Margaret is not revered as a saint. She was a fierce critic of Gaelic culture and is known simply
as "Mairead/Maighread nam Mallachd" the accursed Margaret.
Margaret was canonised as a Saint in 1251 by Pope Innocent IV. She is known as a lady of compassion who
would serve orphans before herself and had a fierce devotion to the church attending services on a nightly basis.
St Margaret's day is celebrated on 16th November and a shrine to her can be found in Dunfermline Abbey where
the "tomb of Saint Margaret" is placed.
God Bless
Uilleam Alba Mac Gafraidh
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Scottish Christians
Defending the faith of Jesus Christ in Scotland
