Drostan

Founder and abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire

PersonhumanQ1800422

Died: 610
Citizenship: Scotland
Occupation: religious person
Positions held: abbot
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Saint Drostan, also known as Drustan, was the founder and abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire. His relics were later translated to the church at New Aberdour and his holy well lies nearby.

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SSt. Drostanehymn tune composed by John Bacchus Dykes

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Sex or gender: male
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church
Canonization status: saint
Feast day: July 11

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