Prior of Coldingham

The Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire, Scotland. The priory was founded during the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor, King Edgar of Scotland, had granted the land of Coldingham to the Church of Durham in 1098 AD, and a church was built by him and presented in 1100. The first prior is recorded by 1147, although an earlier foundation is likely. The monastic cell was a dependency of Durham until the 1370s, and in 1378 King Robert II of Scotland expelled the Durham monks; for the following century, the cell had two priors: one chosen by Durham and one by the Scots. It later became a dependency of Dunfermline Abbey. It was subject to increasingly secular control from the late 15th century into the 16th century.

List of priors

List of priors with allegiance to Durham

List of priors with allegiance to Dunfermline

List of prior-commendators

Notes

  1. ↑ Known only as monachus de Coldingham, but the fact he occurs three times in high circles means he was probably head of the monastery.
  2. ↑ Became Prior of Durham.
  3. 1 2 Became Prior of Durham.
  4. ↑ Also Archdeacon of Teviotdale.
  5. ↑ Also Archbishop of St Andrews (1504-1513).
  6. ↑ Becomes Abbot of Holyrood.
  7. ↑ Administered the cell as Archdeacon of Glasgow.
  8. ↑ Illegitimate son of James V of Scotland: see Stewart, John (1531-1563) (DNB00
  9. ↑ Was two years old.

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