- In
canon law,
commenda (or in commendam) was a form of
transferring an
ecclesiastical benefice in
trust to the
custody of a patron. The
phrase in commendam...
-
James Stewart,
Commendator of
Kelso and
Melrose (c. 1529–1557) was a
member of the
Scottish royal family.
James Stewart was a son of
James V of Scotland...
- The
Abbot of
Kelso (later
Commendator of Kelso) was the head of the
Tironensian monastic community at
Kelso Abbey in the
Scottish Borders. The
Abbey was...
- The
Abbot of
Balmerino (later
Commendator of Balmerino) was the head of the
Cistercian monastic community and
lands of
Balmerino Abbey, Fife, founded...
- 1221
Prior of Inchaffray, and then by the end of the 15th century, the
Commendator of Inchaffray, was the head of the
community of
Augustinian canons of...
- The
Abbot of
Cambuskenneth or
Abbot of
Stirling (later
Commendator of Cambuskenneth) was the head of the
Arrouaisian (Augustinian)
monastic community...
- The
Abbot and then
Commendator of
Melrose was the head of the
monastic community of
Melrose Abbey, in
Melrose in the
Borders region of Scotland. The abbots...
-
remained into the 17th century. The
following is a list of
known priors and
commendators:
Robert I, 1140x1144-1160
Walter I, 1160-1195
Gilbert I, 1198 Walter...
- The
Abbot of
Jedburgh (previously
Prior of Jedburgh,
later Commendator of Jedburgh) was the head of the
Augustinian canons of
Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire...
- Illegitimate:
James Stewart,
Commendator of
Kelso and
Melrose James Stewart, 1st Earl of
Moray John Stewart,
Commendator of
Coldingham Robert Stewart...
