St Margaret of Scotland

Margaret was born in England; she was an English princess. She and her mother had to escape from England because the Norman King had taken their land. They took a ship to Scotland and asked the King, King Malcolm, if they could stay. The King welcomed them to his land and quickly fell in love with Princess Margaret and they were married. Margaret was then the Queen of Scotland and, as Queen, she helped her husband rule his country better. Queen Margaret was very wise, polite, pure, and devoted to God and she helped all the people in the court and in the country of Scotland come closer to God. Margaret helped the people of Scotland by making sure there were good teachers in schools so the people could get a good education and she built new Churches to make sure people could worship God. She took care of the orphans and the poor, giving them food every day before she ate and washing their feet, just like Jesus had washed the feet of his Apostles to show them how to be servants. Together with King Malcolm, Queen Margaret had 6 sons and 2 daughters; her children knew God and lived good lives; one son became St. David King of Scotland.