Abbot of Inchcolm
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The Abbot of Inchcolm, or until 1235, the Prior of Inchcolm, was the head of the Augustinian
monastic
community
of Inchcolm
(Innse Choluim; Latin Insula Columbae; Lowland Scots:
St Comb's Isle).
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
monastic
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
community
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
of Inchcolm
Inchcolm Abbey
Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld. Later tradition placed it back in the reign of King...
(Innse Choluim; Latin Insula Columbae; Lowland Scots:
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
St Comb's Isle).
Priors of Inchcolm
- Brice (Máel Brigte?), fl. 1162x1178
- Roger, fl. 1163x1178
- Walter (I), x1179-1210
- Michael, 1210-1211
- Simon, 1211-?
- William, ?-1224
- Nigel of Jedburgh, 1224-x1228
- Henry, x1228-1243
Abbots of Inchcolm
- Henry, promoted to abbot in 1235; resigned in 1243
- Thomas, 1243/4-1268
- William, 1268-1277x
- Brice, fl. 1296
- None of the abbots are known until:
- John Dersy, d. 1394
- Laurence, x1399-1417
- Walter BowerWalter BowerWalter Bower , Scottish chronicler, was born about 1385 at Haddington, East Lothian.He was abbot of Inchcolm Abbey from 1418, was one of the commissioners for the collection of the ransom of James I, King of Scots, in 1423 and 1424, and in 1433 one of the embassy to Paris on the business of the...
, 1417-1449 - John Kers, 1449-1460x5
- Michael Harwar, 1460x5-x1490
- Alexander Scrimgeour, x1490-1491
- Robert de Fontibus, 1491-1492
- Thomas Inglis, 1492-1505
- John Elwand (Elliot), 1505-x1532
- Richard Abercromby, 1532-1543
Titular abbots/commendators
- James Stewart, 1544-1581;(after 1558 frequently called commendator); d. 1590
- Henry Stewart, d. 1612