St. Ronald

Ronald
Feastday: August 20
Death: 1158

A warrior chieftain in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. According to tradition, he made a vow to build a church, fulfilling the pledge by erecting the cathedral of St. Magnus at Kirkwall. Ronald was later murdered by a group of rebelling warriors and was venerated as a martyr at Kirkwall.

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Ronald Ronald Death: 1158
Death: 1158