Saint Mungo Saint Mungo Kentigern (; ), known as Mungo, was an apostle of the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late 6th century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. In Wales and England, this saint is known by his birth and baptismal name Kentigern (). This name probably comes from the British *"Cuno-tigernos", which is composed of the elements *"cun", a hound, and *"tigerno", a lord, prince, or king. The evidence is based on the Old Welsh record "Conthigirn(i)". Other etymologies have been suggested, including British *"Kintu-tigernos" 'chief prince' based on the English form Kentigern, but
St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) John Paul II. Originally, the cathedral was built as a parish church and was dedicated to St. John Evangelist. In 1366 it became a collegiate church, and in 1559 it became the cathedral of the new diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch. After 1629, when the city was conquered by the Protestants and Catholicism was banned, a Protestant minority used the church, which came to be in a heavily dilapidated state. When Napoleon visited the town in 1810, he restored the building to the Catholics. A Romanesque church used to stand on the spot where the St. John now resides. Its construction is