Nicholas de Meaux, also known as Nicholas of Meaux, was a thirteenth-century Abbot of Furness and

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. In 1217, with the death of Nicholas, Bishop of the Isles (died 1217), two candidates vied for the vacant position: Nicholas and a certain

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(died ), who is described by the ''

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'' as related to the

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of the

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. Although the monks of

Furness Abbey Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behi ...

had elected Nicholas as Bishop of the Isles, as was their right, Nicholas received opposition from the ruling family of the Isles, and never occupied the see.

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* * * * 13th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops Abbots of Furness Bishops of the Isles 13th-century Christian abbots {{Scotland-RC-bishop-stub