Fogo Priory
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| Monastery information | |
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| Full name | Priory of St Nicholas of Fogo |
| Established | 1253 x 1297 |
| Mother house | Kelso Abbey (dependency) |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Andrews |
| People | |
| Founder | Patrick Corbet |
| Site | |
| Location | Fogo, Scottish Borders (Berwickshire), Scotland |
Fogo Priory was the a Tironensian monastic community in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was founded sometime between 1253 and 1297 by a local landlord named Patrick Corbet, who granted lands to Kelso Abbey in order to establish a cell there. Only two of the priors of Fogo are known.
See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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. 67
- 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), p. 83
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