An Irish monk founded a legendary monastery in 673 to bring light to Scotland
Mael Ruba, an Irish monk, crossed the sea to the Scottish Highlands in 673 to establish Applecross, a monastery that became a vital center of learning and spiritual sanctuary for centuries.
In 673, the Irish monk Mael Ruba founded the monastery of Applecross on the rugged coast of Wester Ross. He was part of a wave of 'peregrini', monks who left their homelands as a form of spiritual exile to spread knowledge and faith. Applecross became a sanctuary known as 'A'Chomraich' in Gaelic, where the ground was considered so sacred that it offered protection to anyone seeking refuge within its boundaries.
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