__NOTOC__ Patrick Primrose OP (c. 1605–1671) was a

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Dominican priest of the

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, Scottish

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, and

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to Queen

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, who died in 1671 after being jailed for two months over winter for celebrating Mass.

Biography

Patrick Primrose graduated from the

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in 1631. He was admitted to the

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, that is, licensed to practice law, on 15 January 1635. He was ordained a priest of the

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. He was in Italy as early as 1649 and was named the Dominican's

for Scotland on 8 November 1651, the only person ever to hold that title. His appointment to that position required special dispensation because he had not been a Dominican for 12 years as required. He worked first in the

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s and then in

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. After King Charles II was restored in 1660, Primrose was appointed a

to his Catholic consort, Queen

, in the hope that this would allow him some freedom to exercise his Catholic ministry. He was taken into custody at the

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and held for two months in the winter of 1670 for holding Mass. The ''Domestic Annals of Scotland'' describe how several months passed after his imprisonment before he was identified as a servant of the Queen. Primrose was then released on condition that he exile himself. The authorities later allowed that he was prevented from leaving by ill health, likely caused by the conditions of his imprisonment. He was granted permission to remain in Scotland until 5 February 1671. The date of his death is unknown, being ambiguously referred to as "the ''late'' prisoner" when given the extended period to remain. He is sometimes reported to have died in prison, although the location of his death is at most uncertain. He was buried in the grounds of the pre-Reformation church of St. Peter, Drumdelgie, at the

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near Milton of Strathbogie (now

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) in the former parish of Botary. His monument there was ordered demolished by the authorities, citing the

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, on 4 March 1672. The Dominicans of Edinburgh retain Primrose's

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, identified by an inscription on its base.

References

External links

Scalan Association Website, Patrick Primrose details.
* ttps://canmore.org.uk/site/17322/drumdelgie-parish-church Canmore St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church OS Grid Reference information. {{DEFAULTSORT:Primrose, Patrick 1600s births 1671 deaths Dominican martyrs Scottish Dominicans 17th-century Scottish Roman Catholic priests Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish Catholic martyrs Year of birth uncertain Household of Catherine of Braganza

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