This window, from the Stobo Kirk in Stobo, Scotland, shows St. Mungo (Kentigern) apparently baptizing Merlin, or at least the woods-dweller who later got integrated into our current legendary Merlin. (Thanks to ramshornstudio for the image.)
There's quite a lot of dispute as to whether Mungo really baptized him, or perhaps he merely healed him.
Kentigern was one of the great sixth-century saints and missionaries. He's now the patron saint of Glasgow, with a cathedral I should like to visit and a museum which has apparently been hijacked by multireligiosity. :-(
There are a couple of early lives about Mungo/Kentigern, but I haven't tracked down online versions yet. If anyone comes across one, do let me know.
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