Who was St. Andrew and why is he patron saint of Scotland? Patron saints In the ... where he was welcomed by the local Pictish king. A church and monastery dedicated to St. Andrew arose at the ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla were all smiles as they attended a Sunday church service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral. See ...

With the forced abdication of his mother, Mary Stuart, in 1567 James became King of Scots at the age ... Ruthven was executed and James brought the Church of Scotland under his firm control.