The Tironensian Order or the Order of Tiron was a Roman Catholic religious order named after the location of the Mother Church in the woods of Tiron, France in Perche, some 35 miles west of Chartres in France).... monk
Monk
A Monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the unconditioning of mind and body in favor of the realization of one's true nature, and does so living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst 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 Tironensians monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Originally, he was the Abbot of Selkirk, because from its foundation in 1113 by David I of Scotland until it was moved to Kelso by David and John the Chaplain, 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
Selkirk
Selkirk, a royal burgh in the heart of the Scotland Scottish Borders, lies on the River Ettrick, a tributary of the River Tweed. At the time of the 2008 census, Selkirk's population was 17,839.... , King David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland
David I or Dabhidh Mac Maol Chaluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later List of monarchs of Scotland . The youngest son of Maol Chaluim Mac Donnchaidh and Saint Margaret of Scotland, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland, but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093.... 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 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 List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands.... soon after the death of his Bishop John
John the Chaplain
John was an early 12th century Tironensian Order cleric. He was the chaplain and close confident of King David I of Scotland, before becoming Bishop of Glasgow and founder of St.... , and consecrated by Pope Eugenius III at Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a Communes of France in the Bourgogne regions of France in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne Departments of France.... on St Bartholomew's Day, i.e. on August 24, 1147. He died in 1164.
