Herbert of Selkirk
Herbert of Selkirk | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Glasgow | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Glasgow |
| Appointed | 1147 |
| Term ended | 1164 |
| Predecessor | John Capellanus |
| Successor | Enguerrand |
| Previous post | Abbot of Selkirk (1127-1147) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 August 1147 by Eugene III |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Before 20 September 1164 |
Herbert of Selkirk (died before 20 September 1164[1]) was a 12th-century Tironensian monk, who rose to become 3rd Abbot of Selkirk-Kelso and bishop of Glasgow. While abbot of Selkirk, King David I of Scotland moved Selkirk Abbey to nearby Kelso. He was elected to the see of Glasgow soon after the death of his Bishop John, and consecrated by Pope Eugenius III at Auxerre on St Bartholomew's Day, 24 August 1147. He died in 1164.
He wrote the first Life of Kentigern.[2] Only the first three chapters of this extensive work remain, the text became a primary source for the biography of Kentigern written by Jocelin of Furness circa 1190.[3]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Herbert, bishop of Glasgow (d.1164)". People of Medieval Scotland. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Woolf, Alex. "Personalities - St Thenew". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Shead, Norman F. (1976). "The administration of the diocese of Glasgow in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries". The Scottish Historical Review. 55: 128.
Sources
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Cowan, Samuel, The Lord Chancellors of Scotland II vols. Edinburgh 1911.