Saint
Theneva was a British princess, daughter of a British prince, Lothus
(from whom the
province of
Lothian was called). When
it was discovered that she had conceived out of wedlock, she was thrown from a
cliff. Unharmed at the bottom, she was then set adrift in a boat on the Firth
of Forth. It was
expected that she would die at sea, but God had other plans for the young
woman...
She
landed at Culross, where she was sheltered by Saint Serf and gave birth to Saint
Kentigern,
named
Mongo ("darling") by his foster-father, Serf. Kentigern reramined
with Saint Serf until he reacxhed manhood.
Saint
Theneva gave her name to Saint Enoch's Square and Railway Station in
Glasgow, Scotland, where she is co-patron together with her son.