Laurence [or Laurentius] is the first Bishop of Dunblane

Bishop of Dunblane

The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane/Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland's thirteen bishoprics. It was based at Dunblane Cathedral, now a parish church of the Church of Scotland. The bishopric itself certainly derives from an older...

 to be known by name. A document dating to 27 February 1155, had an M. de Dunblan, but no more is known of this man and it is unlikely that M. is a mistake for La..

Laurentius episcopo de Dunblain appears as a witness to a charter of King Máel Coluim IV of Scotland, a charter granted from Perth

Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...

 to the church of St John the Baptist of Perth in 1161. His next appearance occurs witnessing a charter of Richard

Richard the Chaplain

Richard the Chaplain was the Chaplain of King Máel Coluim IV before becoming Bishop of Cell Rígmonaid , the highest ranking Scottish see of the period. He came from a well connected Anglo-Norman Lothian-based family, and was the nephew of Alwin, Abbot of Holyrood...

, Bishop of St Andrews, sometime between 1165 and 1169.

A charter which Bishop Laurence himself issued to Cambuskenneth Abbey

Cambuskenneth Abbey

Cambuskenneth Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland. The abbey is largely reduced to its foundations. The neighbouring modern village of Cambuskenneth is named after it.Cambuskenneth Abbey was founded...

 has survived; it dates to some time between 1165 and 1171, and granted the church of Tullibody

Tullibody

Tullibody is a town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The town is south-west of Alva, north-west of Alloa and east-northeast of Stirling...

 to that monastic house. The grant had followed (i.e. was a confirmation of) an earlier grant from the local landowner, Simón son of Mac Bethad, and was only to take effect after the death of the rector

Rector

The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...

, the royal clerk Hugh de Roxburgh

Hugh de Roxburgh

Hugh de Roxburgh was a late 12th century Chancellor of Scotland and bishop of Glasgow. He was elected to the see soon after the death of his predecessor Jocelin. However, it is probable that he was not consecrated, because he died on 10 July 1199, less than four months after his election...

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This is the last notice of Bishop Laurence; he may have been bishop until 1178 at the latest, when his successor Simon

Simon of Dunblane

Simon is the third known 12th century Bishop of Dunblane. Nothing is known of Simon's background; there are numerous Simons in Scotland in this period, both native and foreign...

appears in the sources for the first time.