St Kentigern, also known as Mungo, is the patron saint of Glasgow with a rich history of association with Cumbria.

In the 6th century he played a prominent role in the formation of Christianity in the early Brythonic (Celtic) church in what was to become lowland Scotland, Wales and the North of England. Legends tell of his wandering ministry and many mystical and miraculous experiences.

A full account of his life, together with a guided pilgrimage around the Northern Fells, can be found in The Kentigern Way, a life and a Lakeland Pilgrimage by Stephen Wright.  The Heartfullness course for contemplatives was conceived while the book was being developed and emerged as the Kentigern School in 2017.

The life of Kentigern suggests that he had a strong inclination towards the mystic-contemplative Way of connecting to the love of the Divine.

The Kentigern School takes place in a landscape that would have been familiar to him and honour both him, the deep tradition on which he emerged and to which he contributed, and all those who seek the inner pilgrimage of closer union with the Beloved.

Image – a modern mural depicting St Kentigern close to St Mungo’s Cathedral in Glasgow.