Nicholas of Brechin
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Nicholas was a Scottish
churchman and prelate
active at the end of the 13th century. While holding the office of sub-dean of Brechin Cathedral
, he got provided bishop of Brechin
by Pope Boniface VIII
on 21 January 1297.
A concurrent mandate was sent, significantly, to John Balliol, King of the Scots rather than Edward I
.
He was consecrated on the same day by Giovanni Boccamazza
, Cardinal
-Bishop of Tusculum.
Bishop Nicholas is known only from papal documents, and his episcopate was short. Although there is no date for Nicholas' death, he had died by 1 June 1298, when his successor John de Kininmund was appointed Brechin bishop.
He is the first known holder of the office of sub-dean of Brechin, though not necessarily the first; holders of this office are poorly recorded, the next known holder being the mid-14th-century William de Forres.
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...
churchman and prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
active at the end of the 13th century. While holding the office of sub-dean of Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Cathedral
The cathedral church of the Holy Trinity in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, belongs to the 13th century. It is in the Pointed style, but suffered maltreatment in 1806 at the hands of restorers, whose work was subsequently removed during the restoration completed in 1902...
, he got provided bishop of Brechin
Bishop of Brechin
The Bishop of Brechin is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Brechin or Angus, based at Brechin Cathedral, Brechin. The diocese had a long-established Gaelic monastic community which survived into the 13th century. The clerical establishment may very well have traced their earlier origins...
by Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...
on 21 January 1297.
A concurrent mandate was sent, significantly, to John Balliol, King of the Scots rather than Edward I
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
.
He was consecrated on the same day by Giovanni Boccamazza
Giovanni Boccamazza
Giovanni Boccamazza was an Italian Cardinal. He was from the Roman nobility, related to the Savelli family and was a nephew of Pope Honorius IV....
, Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
-Bishop of Tusculum.
Bishop Nicholas is known only from papal documents, and his episcopate was short. Although there is no date for Nicholas' death, he had died by 1 June 1298, when his successor John de Kininmund was appointed Brechin bishop.
He is the first known holder of the office of sub-dean of Brechin, though not necessarily the first; holders of this office are poorly recorded, the next known holder being the mid-14th-century William de Forres.