Herbert of Selkirk
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Herbert of Selkirk was a 12th century Tironensian
monk
, who rose to become 3rd Abbot of Selkirk-Kelso
and bishop of Glasgow. While abbot
of Selkirk, King David I of Scotland
moved Selkirk Abbey to nearby Kelso. He was elected to the see
of Glasgow
soon after the death of his Bishop John
, and consecrated by Pope Eugenius III at Auxerre
on St Bartholomew's Day, 24 August 1147. He died in 1164.
Tironensian
The Tironensian Order or the Order of Tiron was a Roman Catholic monastic order named after the location of the mother abbey in the woods of Tiron in Perche, some 35 miles west of Chartres in France)...
monk
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...
, who rose to become 3rd Abbot of Selkirk-Kelso
Abbot of Kelso
The Abbot of Kelso was the head of the Tironensian monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Originally, he was the Abbot of Selkirk, because from its foundation in 1113 by David, Prince of the Cumbrians until it was moved to Kelso by David and John, bishop of Glasgow in 1127...
and bishop of Glasgow. While abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of Selkirk, King David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland
David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots...
moved Selkirk Abbey to nearby Kelso. He was elected to the see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
soon after the death of his Bishop John
John the Chaplain
John was an early 12th century Tironensian cleric. He was the chaplain and close confident of King David I of Scotland, before becoming Bishop of Glasgow and founder of Glasgow Cathedral. He was one of the most significant religious reformers in the history of Scotland...
, and consecrated by Pope Eugenius III at Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
on St Bartholomew's Day, 24 August 1147. He died in 1164.
Sources
- Dowden, JohnJohn DowdenJohn Dowden was an Irish cleric and ecclesiastical historian.He was born in Cork in 1840 as the fifth of five children by John Wheeler Dowden and Alicia Bennett. His famous brother was the poet, professor and literary critic Edward Dowden...
, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) - Cowan, Samuel, The Lord Chancellors of Scotland II vols. Edinburgh 1911. http://www.archive.org/stream/lordchancellorso01cowaiala#page/n7/mode/2up