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Venerable (Monastic)7th century

Drostan of Deer

Also known as Drostan · Drostan of Old Deer · Drostán

Drostan, a disciple of St Columba, left Ireland for Scotland and became the founder and first abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire. His influence spread Christianity through northeastern Scotland along the Moray Firth.

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Drostan, a disciple of St Columba, left Ireland for Scotland and became the founder and first abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire. His influence spread Christianity through northeastern Scotland along the Moray Firth.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drostan; https://orthochristian.com/99531.html