All Saints Day 2018

In celebration of the Feast of All Saints, I thought I might have a look at some of the saints (other than St Andrew) in Scottish heraldry. There is a broad sweep in Western Art of the iconogaphy attached to saints and Catholic children are still taught many of the symbols associated with saints, like  the lily of St Anthony, the ox of St Luke, the monstrance of St Clare, the wheel of St Catherine and thousands more. Oddly for a Presbyterian country tho, most of the saints depicted on arms show figures of saints with mitres and crosiers.

Royal Burgh of Tain (above) St Duthac

Blazon: St Duthacus in long garments Argent holding in his dexter hand a staff garnished with ivy, in the sinister laid on his breast a book expanded Proper.

The arms are recorded in Volume 1 of the Lyon Register so there is no emblazonment (1672-1677)

Royal Burgh of Nairn - St Ninian (above)

Blazon: Azure the figure of St Ninian holding in his dexter hand an open book, his crosier in his sinister hand and pendent from the wrist thereof a manacle all Proper.

recorded: 31st July 1939

Burgh of Innerleithen - St Ronan (above)

Vert, issuant from a bar wavy Argent in base charged with a barrulet also wavy Azure, aboat Or therein standing the figure of St Ronan vested and mitred all Proper holding in his dexter hand a crosier of the Fourth.

recorded: 14th January 1930

Glasgow Cathedral Kirk Session - St Mungo (above)

Blazon: Azure a representation of St Mungo attired Argent mitred pretiosa his Proper crosier in bend in his left hand and a book in his right hand all Or between a salmon hauriant Proper with a ring Or in its mouth on the dexter and a martlet Gules sitting above a bell Or in the sinister, all within two branches of hazel in orle proper fructed Or which is depicted upon a vesical escutcheon within a vesical surround Or bearing these words: "Ad causas concilii ecclesiae Glasguensis".

recorded: 13th June 1960

What a lazy blazon by the way and why a martlet and not a redbreast as in the City arms?

Elgin Academy - St Egidius (aka Giles)

Blazon: Argent, St Egidius habited in his robes and mitred, holding in his dexter hand a pastoral staff and in his sinister a clasped book all Proper on a chief Gules a mural coronet between two books expanded of the First.

Recorded: 31st March 1933

Burgh of Banchory - St Ternan (above)

Argent the figure of St Ternan vested and mitre Proper with his crosier in hs dexter hand and a book and bell in his sinister hand, standing between two holly leaves in chief Vert and in base an hunting horn and an eagle displayed Sable, the former garnished Or and stringed Gules, the latter beaked and membered of the Last.

recorded: 4th May 1939