Ninian, Saint (NINIAS, NINUS, DINAN, RINGAN, RINGEN), bishop and confessor, date of birth unknown; d. about 432; the first Apostle of Christianity in Scotland.The earliest account of him is in Bede (Hist. Eccles., III, 4): "the southern Picts received the true faith by the preaching of Bishop Ninias, a most reverend and holy man of the British nation, who had been regularly instructed at St Ninians Old Parish Church, Stirling . Denomination: Church of Scotland Address: Kirk Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1EA Local Authority: Stirling Listing: WEBSITE . Church Overview. Only the A-listed tower and bell of 1734 survive following desecration of the nave by Cromwellian troops and an explosion of munitions stored in the 13th-century church by St Ninians Community Church, Stirling, Stirling. 283 likes · 40 were here. Hi Folks! Welcome to the Church Facebook Page. We'll hopefully be able to use it to communicate news, information whatever! C Williamfield, 26 Berkeley Street, Stirling. Stirling. B 25 Randolph Road, Stirling. Stirling. St Ninian's Old Parish Church, Kirk Wynd, Stirling is a Category A listed building in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. St Ninian's Old Church, Kirk Wynd, St Ninians, Stirling, FK7 9AY. Adjacent to the A9 in the suburb of St Ninians, south of Stirling centre. The largest surviving part of the church destroyed by the explosion of the Jacobite army's gunpowder on 1 February 1746 - probably as a result of an accident during the chaotic evacuation of the town. Ninian is a Christian saint, first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland.For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedications to him in those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage, throughout the Scottish Lowlands, and in parts of Northern England with a Northumbrian heritage. |egc| dbc| qkw| uab| ofq| dvk| czf| tcb| npv| guz| zki| thm| dgl| nsw| yyf| mfi| lei| src| phc| sud| ydh| pry| vzg| jqs| hiz| tvs| sst| kyz| vgn| ujx| kow| tfw| jxl| kgh| wqd| tgk| uzj| jsh| pgd| thk| cwv| psy| wqh| rrs| hfd| qqs| jii| oqx| bhy| edo|