St Andrews Cathedral Priory
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St Andrews Cathedral Priory was a priory
of Augustinian
canons
in St Andrews
, Fife
, Scotland
. Plans were made for its foundation in the reign of Alaxandair mac Maíl Choluim
(Alexander I), who set aside some land (in the cursus apri, or "Boar's Raik") for that purpose. It was finally established by King David I
and his son in 1140 with canons from Nostell Priory
, West Yorkshire
. The priory lands were carved up into lordships in the 16th century, although the core and title remained into the 17th century.
The Priory of St Andrews used to own the land now used by Rufflets Hotel
, located in between Strathkinness and St Andrews itself.
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
of Augustinian
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
canons
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
in St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Plans were made for its foundation in the reign of Alaxandair mac Maíl Choluim
Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander I , also called Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim and nicknamed "The Fierce", was King of the Scots from 1107 to his death.-Life:...
(Alexander I), who set aside some land (in the cursus apri, or "Boar's Raik") for that purpose. It was finally established by King David I
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...
and his son in 1140 with canons from Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is a Palladian house located in Nostell, near Crofton close to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, approached by the Doncaster road from Wakefield...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. The priory lands were carved up into lordships in the 16th century, although the core and title remained into the 17th century.
The Priory of St Andrews used to own the land now used by Rufflets Hotel
Rufflets Hotel
-Rufflets House 1924–1952:Rufflets House itself was built in 1924 as a private home for Mrs Anne Brydon Gilroy, the widow of a prominent Dundee jute baron, and was designed by Dundee architect Donald Mills...
, located in between Strathkinness and St Andrews itself.