Simon, Prior of St Andrews
| Simon | |
|---|---|
St Serf's Inch in Loch Leven, today
| |
| Born | 12th century Unknown |
| Died | 1225x1235 unknown |
| Resting place | Unknown, but probably St Serf's Inch |
| Occupation | Augustinian prior |
| Title | Prior of St Andrews, Prior of Loch Leven |
Simon (died 1225 x 1235) was a 13th-century Augustinian canon based in the Kingdom of Scotland.
As a canon of St Andrews Cathedral Priory, he was elected prior of St Andrews in either 1211 or 1212.[1] Simon, like his predecessor Thomas, was said by Inchcolm historian Walter Bower to have fallen out with the brothers of St Andrews and consequently to have resigned his post as prior.[2] Subsequently, Simon became Prior of Loch Leven.[3] This probably happened c. 1225.[4]
St Serf's Inch Priory lay on St Serf's Inch, an island in Loch Leven in Fothriff, and was subordinate to St Andrews Cathedral Priory.[5]
It is unclear how long Simon lived afterward, but his successor appears in the sources for the first time in 1235, indicating that Simon probably died before this year.[6] Bower described Simon as "a man of honourable life and praiseworthy behaviour".[2]
References
- Back to citation MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 419; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 188
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 419
- Back to citation Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, pp. 139, 188
- Back to citation Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 188
- Back to citation Cowan and Easson, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 93
- Back to citation Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, pp. 139–40
Bibliography
- Cowan, Ian B; Easson, David E. (1976), Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man (2nd ed.), London and New York: Longman, ISBN 0-582-12069-1
- MacQueen, John; MacQueen, Winifred; Watt, D. E. R., eds. (1995), Scotichronicon by Walter Bower, in Latin and English: Volume 3, Books V and VI, Scotichronicon by Walter Bower: New Edition in Latin and English with Notes and Indexes (General Editor D. E. R. Watt), Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, ISBN 1-873644-49-3
- Watt, D. E. R.; Shead, N. F., eds. (2001), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 24 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-18-X, ISSN 0143-9448