Thomas I, Prior of St Andrews

Thomas (died sometime after 1211) was an Augustinian canon and Cistercian monk in 13th-century Scotland. According to Walter Bower Thomas was sub-prior of St Andrews Cathedral Priory when he became prior of St Andrews, sometime in 1199.[1] He appears as prior in contemporary documents for the first time on 6 June 1199.[2]

According to Bower, he was more pious than most of the brother canons and, being alienated and dissatisfied with their lax lifestyles, resigned his office to become a Cistercian novice at Coupar Angus Abbey.[3] This probably happened in 1211.[2] His successor was Prior Simon.[4]

Notes

1. MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 417; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
2. Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
3. MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, pp. 417, 419; p. 187–88
4. Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 188

References

• MacQueen, John; MacQueen, Winifred; Watt, D. E. R., eds. (1995), Scotichronicon by Walter Bower, in Latin and English: Volume 3, Books V and VI, Scotichronicon by Walter Bower: New Edition in Latin and English with Notes and Indexes (General Editor D. E. R. Watt), Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, ISBN 1-873644-49-3
• Watt, D. E. R.; Shead, N. F., eds. (2001), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 24 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-18-X, ISSN 0143-9448