List of collegiate churches in Scotland
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There are no functioning Collegiate church
es in Scotland
today. It is thought that the first Collegium of canons with its own chapel was formed in St. Andrews in the 13th century, and it is thought that by the Reformation
there were more than 50 secular religious houses. The proscription of the Catholic faith in 1567 meant that these houses had to close.
Although Scotland endured the Iconoclasm
of the Reformation, there are still some handsome structures extant. Some Collegiate churches were converted into local parish Kirk
s, whilst others have fallen to ruin, some a mixture of the two.
As a response to the power of Mediæval Monastiscm, the rulers of Scotland -- in common with many other Northern European states -- tried to control the power of the church by encouraging local magnates to commission secular houses of worship within their lands and often within their own fortalices.
These churches were often considered as private fiefdoms within certain families as a means to ensure prayers for their souls and for the glory and immortality of their lines. Establishing previous monastic establishments as Collegia of Canon
s helped to "temporalise" authority over large areas of valuable land and increase the power of the crown.
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Collegiate church
In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost...
es in 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...
today. It is thought that the first Collegium of canons with its own chapel was formed in St. Andrews in the 13th century, and it is thought that by the Reformation
Scottish Reformation
The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in...
there were more than 50 secular religious houses. The proscription of the Catholic faith in 1567 meant that these houses had to close.
Although Scotland endured the Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm is the deliberate destruction of religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. It is a frequent component of major political or religious changes...
of the Reformation, there are still some handsome structures extant. Some Collegiate churches were converted into local parish Kirk
Kirk
Kirk can mean "church" in general or the Church of Scotland in particular. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.-Basic meaning and etymology:...
s, whilst others have fallen to ruin, some a mixture of the two.
As a response to the power of Mediæval Monastiscm, the rulers of Scotland -- in common with many other Northern European states -- tried to control the power of the church by encouraging local magnates to commission secular houses of worship within their lands and often within their own fortalices.
These churches were often considered as private fiefdoms within certain families as a means to ensure prayers for their souls and for the glory and immortality of their lines. Establishing previous monastic establishments as Collegia of Canon
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 ....
s helped to "temporalise" authority over large areas of valuable land and increase the power of the crown.
East Lothian
- Dunbar Collegiate ChurchDunbar Collegiate Churchthumb|right|Dunbar Parish Church - The successor to Dunbar Collegiate ChurchDunbar Collegiate Church is renowned as having been the first collegiate church, in 1342, to have been established in the Lothians...
- Dunglass Collegiate Church, East LothianDunglass Collegiate Church, East LothianDunglass Collegiate Church is situated in south-east East Lothian just off the old A1 highway, one mile north of Cockburnspath in Berwickshire, Scotland, UK.-History:...
- Seton Collegiate ChurchSeton Collegiate ChurchSeton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House.-Description:...
- St. Mary's Collegiate ChurchSt. Mary's Collegiate ChurchThe Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of Scotland parish church in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.Building work on the church was started in 1380, and further building and rebuilding has taken place up to the present day...
, HaddingtonHaddington, East LothianThe Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the 6th... - Yester ChapelYester ChapelYester Chapel is situated on the estate of Yester House, at the south-east edge of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. The chapel is situated at .- History :...
/St. Cuthbert's Collegiate Church
Edinburgh
- Corstorphine Collegiate Church
- Edinburgh Collegiate Church
- Restalrig Collegiate Church
Fife
- Saint Salvator's Collegiate ChapelSt Salvator's ChapelSt Salvator's Chapel is one of two collegiate chapels belonging to the University of St Andrews, the other being St Leonard's Chapel. It was founded in 1450, built in the Late Gothic architectural style, and refurbished in the 1680s, 1860s and throughout the 20th century...
, St AndrewsSt AndrewsSt 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.... - Strathmiglo Collegiate Church
Glasgow
- Glasgow Collegiate ChurchCollegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Anne, GlasgowThe Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Anne, Glasgow, was founded in the middle of the sixteenth century by James Houstoun, Subdean of Glasgow and Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1534-41. The church was located on the south side of Trongate. Two copies of its Latin...
Midlothian
- Crichton Collegiate ChurchCrichton Collegiate Churchthumb|right|350px|Crichton Collegiate ChurchCrichton Collegiate Church is situated about south west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. Crichton itself is west of Pathhead and south of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh...
- Dalkeith Collegiate Church
- Collegiate Chapel of St. MatthewRosslyn ChapelRosslyn Chapel, properly named the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew, was founded on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Roman Catholic collegiate church in the mid-15th century...
, RoslinRoslinRoslin may refer to:Scotland:*Roslin, Midlothian, a village in Midlothian, south of Edinburgh, Scotland, Home to the famous Rosslyn Chapel*Roslin Castle*Roslin Institute, where Dolly the Sheep was cloned...
Perth and Kinross
- Abernethy Collegiate Church
- Dunblane Collegiate Church
- Innerpeffray Collegiate Church
- Methven Collegiate Church
West Dunbartonshire
- St Mary's Collegiate Church, DumbartonDumbarton Collegiate ChurchThe Collegiate Church of St Mary, Dumbarton, Scotland, was founded in about 1453 by Isabella, Countess of Lennox and Duchess of Albany. During the medieval period, collegiate churches took on the responsibility of caring for the sick and elderly within their parishes...
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- Semple Collegiate Church
- Easter Fowlis Collegiate Church
- Saint Nicholas Collegiate Church, Saint Andrews
- Brechin Collegiate Church
- Guthrie Collegiate Church
- Dunkeld Collegiate Church
- Fortrose Collegiate Church
- Tain Collegiate Church
- Lismore Collegiate Church
- Kilmun Collegiate Church