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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Dunbar, Gavin (1)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a Scotch prelate, was dean of Moray in 1488, and continued there till March 18, 1503, when he was made archdeacon, and lord-register of St. Andrews, which offices he filled fifteen years, and then became bishop of Aberdeen, in 1518. He died March 9, 1532. It is said that this bishop was the first to advise Hector Boece to write his history of Scotland. He built a bridge over the river Dee, consisting of seven arches, and endowed a hospital for twelve poor men, with a preceptor, in 1531. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 119.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dunbar, Gavin (1)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dunbar-gavin-1.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dunbar, Gavin (1)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dunbar-gavin-1.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.