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
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]
Notes
- ^ MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 419; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 188
- ^ a b MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 419
- ^ Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, pp. 139, 188
- ^ Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 188
- ^ Cowan and Easson, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 93
- ^ Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, pp. 139–40
References
- 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; ISBN 1-873644-49-3
- ISSN 0143-9448