Scotus (disambiguation)
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Scotus may refer to:
  • SCOTUS, the acronym for the Supreme Court of the United States
    Supreme Court of the United States
    The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...

  • Scotus Academy
    Scotus Academy
    Scotus Academy was a Catholic all boys day school on Corstorphine Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1953 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and closed in 1977. The building now forms part of Murrayfield Hospital....

    , a Catholic all boys day school
  • Scotus Central Catholic High School
    Scotus Central Catholic High School
    Scotus Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Columbus, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-General information:Scotus Central Catholic is located in Columbus, Nebraska...

    , a private school in Nebraska


People named Scotus or Scottus (usually a demonym
Demonym
A demonym , also referred to as a gentilic, is a name for a resident of a locality. A demonym is usually – though not always – derived from the name of the locality; thus, the demonym for the people of England is English, and the demonym for the people of Italy is Italian, yet, in english, the one...

 meaning Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, Gael
Gaël
Gaël is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron...

 or Scot
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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  • Aaron Scotus
    Aaron Scotus
    Aaron Scotus, Irish abbot and musician, fl. late 10th century – 18 November 1052.-Background:Aaron was an Irish abbot and music theorist, the term Scotus at the time denoting a native of Ireland .-St. Martin's of Cologne:...

     (died 1052), Scottish abbot
  • Blessed Marianus Scotus
    Blessed Marianus Scotus
    Blessed Marianus Scotus, aka Muiredach mac Robartaig, Irish abbot and scribe.-Origins:Baptised Muiredach mac Robartaig, he became known as Marianus Scotus, a Latinazition of his first name with the appellation Scotus indicating his Irish background. He was born sometime before the middle of the...

     (died circa 1088), Irish saint
  • David Scotus
    David Scotus
    -Biography:His date of birth is unknown. Early in the twelfth century there was at Würzburg an ecclesiastic and teacher known as David. His surname Scotus shows that he very probably came from Ireland or, if he is identical with the homonymous Bishop of Bangor, from Wales .According to Ekkehard's...

     (died 1139), Irish historian
  • Duns Scotus
    Duns Scotus
    Blessed John Duns Scotus, O.F.M. was one of the more important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. He was nicknamed Doctor Subtilis for his penetrating and subtle manner of thought....

     (died 1308), Scottish theologian and philosopher of the High Middle Ages
  • Haddingtonus Scotus (1467-1550), Scottish philosopher
  • Joseph Scottus
    Joseph Scottus
    Joseph or Josephus Scottus , called the Deacon, was an Irish scholar, diplomat, poet, and ecclesiastic, a minor figure in the Carolingian Renaissance...

     (died near 800), Irish deacon, scholar, diplomat, poet, and ecclesiastic
  • Johannes Scotus Eriugena
    Johannes Scotus Eriugena
    Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...

     (circa 815–877), Irish theologian
  • John Scotus (Bishop of Dunkeld) (12th century), Bishop of St Andrews and Dunkeld
  • John Scotus (Bishop of Mecklenburg) (circa 990–1066), Bishop of Mecklenburg and Glasgow
  • Marianus Scotus
    Marianus Scotus
    Marianus Scotus , was an Irish monk and chronicler , was an Irishman by birth, and called Máel Brigte, or Devotee of St...

     (circa 1028–1082), Irish monk
  • Marianus Scotus died near 1088, Irish abbot of St Peter's at Ratisbon (Regensburg)
  • Sedulius Scottus
    Sedulius Scottus
    Sedulius Scottus was an Irish teacher, Latin grammarian and Scriptural commentator, who lived in the ninth century.Sedulius is sometimes called Sedulius the Younger, to distinguish him from Coelius Sedulius . The Irish form of the name is Siadhal.Sedulius the Younger flourished from 840 to 860...

     (9th century), Irish teacher, grammarian and Scriptural commentator

See also

  • Scot
    Scot
    A Scot is a member of an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland, derived from the Latin name of Irish raiders, the Scoti.Scot may also refer to:People with the given name Scot:* Scot Brantley , American football linebacker...

  • Scoti
    Scoti
    Scoti or Scotti was the generic name used by the Romans to describe those who sailed from Ireland to conduct raids on Roman Britain. It was thus synonymous with the modern term Gaels...

  • Scott (disambiguation)
  • Scotti (disambiguation)
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