Prior of Perth
Encyclopedia
The Prior of Perth was the head of Perth Charterhouse
, the Carthusian
monastic house
located near Perth
. It was founded ion 1429, and finally suppressed in 1602. The following is a list of prior
s and prior-commendators:
Perth Charterhouse
Perth Charterhouse or Perth Priory, known in Latin as Domus Vallis Virtutis , was a monastic house of Carthusian monks based at Perth, Scotland. It was the only Carthusian house ever to be established in the Kingdom of Scotland, and one of the last non-mendicant houses to be founded in the kingdom...
, the Carthusian
Carthusian
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
monastic house
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
located near 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...
. It was founded ion 1429, and finally suppressed in 1602. The following is a list of prior
Prior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
s and prior-commendators:
List of priors
- Oswald de Corda, 1429-1434
- Adam Hangleside, 1434 x 1435-1441
- Laurence Hutton, 1442-1443
- Patrick Russell, 1443
- Michael Virey, 1444-1445
- Bryce Montgomery, 1445-1446
- Bryce Wych, 1446-1447
- Maurice Barry, 1447-1452
- Martin de Groether, 1452-1455
- James Bayne, 1456-1457
- Simon Fairlie, 1457-1465 x 1466
- Andrew Telfer, 1466-1471 x 1472
- Patrick Russell, 1472-1474 x 1475
- John Davidson, 1474 x 1475-1482 x 1486
- Richard Gaergen, 1482 x 1486
- David Simson, 1482 x 1486-1490 x 1492
- Walter Lyall, 1492-1495 x 1498
- John Ramsay, 1495 x 1498-1500 x 1501
- Alan (probably Alan Dawson), 1500 x 1501-1506 x 1507
- William Turnbull, 1507-1515 x 1517
- Hugh Moryn, 1515 x 1517-1535
- Alexander Inglis, 1535-1542 x 1543
- James Gordon, 1543-1543 x 1544
- Simon Galloway, 1543 x 1544-1544 x 1546
- Andrew Forman, 1544 x 1546-1552 x 1556
- Simon Galloway (again), 1550-1554 x
- Adam Forman, 1552 x 1556-1567
- Adam Stewart, 1567 x 1569-1569
List of commendator-priors
- George Balfour, 1569-1588
- James Balfour of Cossertoun, 1588-1592 x 1599
- George Hay of Nether Liff, 1599-1602