The Abbot of Kilwinning (later Commendator of Kilwinning) was the head of the
Tironensian
The Tironensian Order or the Order of Tiron was a medieval Roman Catholic religious order, monastic order named after the location of the Mother Church, mother abbey (Tiron Abbey, , established in 1109) in the woods of Thiron-Gardais (sometimes '' ...
monastic community and lands of
Kilwinning Abbey
Kilwinning Abbey is a ruined abbey located in the centre of the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.
History
Establishment of the Abbey
Kilwinning was a Tironensians, Tironensian Benedictine monastic community, named after Tiron in the di ...
,
Cunningham
Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham.
Notable people sharing this surname
A–C
*Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player
* Abe Cunningham, American drummer
*Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian ...
(now in
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire (, ) is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and s ...
), founded between 1162 and 1167. The patron is not known for certain, but it is likely to have been
Richard de Morville
Richard de Morville (died 1189), Lord of Cunninghame succeeded his father, Hugh de Morville (died 1162), as Constable of Scotland and in his Scottish estates and English lands at Bozeat in Northamptonshire, and Rutland, as well as a number ...
, Lord of Cunningham. The following are a list of abbots and commendators.
List of abbots
* Rainer, 1186x1189
* Nigel (?Niall), 1201-1210
* John, 1221x1230
*
Bernard
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The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...
, 1296
* Roger, 1296x1305
* Adam, 1312-1327
*
William de Deyn, 1327 x 1329-1344
* John de Dalgarnoc, 1344-1346
* Robert, 1360-1367
* John, 1384
* Bryce MacMakyn, 1407
* Adam, 1407 - 1439
* William Boyd, 1443-1474
* William Bunche, 1474 -1513
* John Forman, 1512 -1514
List of commendators
*
James Beaton
James Beaton (or Bethune) ( – 15 February 1539) was a Roman Catholic Scottish church leader, the uncle of David Cardinal Beaton and the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.
Life
James Beaton was the sixth and youngest son of John Beaton ...
, 1513-1524
* John Cantlie, 1521
* John Hamilton, 1524
* George Betoun, 1526-1527
* Alexander Hamilton, 1527-1547
*
Henry Sinclair, 1541-1550
*
Gavin Hamilton Gavin Hamilton may refer to:
* Gavin Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews) (died 1571), archbishop of St Andrews
* Gavin Hamilton (bishop of Galloway) (1561–1612), bishop of Galloway
* Gavin Hamilton (artist) (1723–1798), Scottish artist
* Ga ...
, 1550-1571
[Became ]Archbishop of St Andrews
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The name St Andrews is not the town ...
.
* Alexander Cunningham, 1571-1585
* James Cunningham, 1585
* William Melville, 1591-1592
See also
*
Kilwinning Abbey
Kilwinning Abbey is a ruined abbey located in the centre of the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.
History
Establishment of the Abbey
Kilwinning was a Tironensians, Tironensian Benedictine monastic community, named after Tiron in the di ...
Notes
Bibliography
*Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., ''Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland
With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man'', Second Edition, (London, 1976), p. 69
*Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), ''The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries'', The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp. 127–30
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Scottish abbots
Tironensians
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