Manir

Bishop Manir (died in 824 ) - Bishop of Scotland . Filed with the saints. Memorial Day - January 19th .

Temple in Krati

Saint Manir (Manire, Monire, Miniar, Manirus), or Niniar (Niniar) is revered as one of the apostles of northern Scotland. Most likely, he was engaged in the conversion to Christianity of the inhabitants of mountainous northern Scotland. The apostles who brought the gospel word to Deeside were St. Devenick and St. Manir. Both were active in the valleys in the 9th century, but the temples they founded were located far from each other.

St. Manir was one of the successors of St. Drostan (Drostan) in the area of Deer (Deer) and worked not far from Aberdur (Aberdour).

The main activity of St. Manira took place in upper Deeside, in Crathie, where he founded his church, located in Rhynabaich, on a hill north of the north road to Deeside. From the building there was a lonely standing stone and local toponyms, such as Alt eaglais,; Creag eaglais , that is, the “hill of the church”; pollmanire , that is, the Manira backwater, is a deep backwater on the Di River where salmon were bred, almost opposite Balmoral Castle , reminiscent of the activities of this almost forgotten saint. The ancient church in Krati, south of the current temple, bears his name. He, according to legend, was persecuted, but did not acquire the crown of the martyr. Therefore, he appears on the calendars as a confessor, and not as a martyr.