John of Glasgow | |
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Glasgow | |
Diocese | Glasgow |
Installed | 1114 x 1118 |
Term ended | 1147 |
Predecessor | Michael of Glasgow |
Successor | Herbert of Selkirk |
Personal details | |
Born | uncertain unknown unknown |
Died | 1147 |
Buried | Jedburgh Abbey |
Nationality | Scottish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
John (died 1147) was an early 12th-century Tironensian cleric. He was the chaplain and close confidant of King David I of Scotland, before becoming Bishop of Glasgow and founder of Glasgow Cathedral. He was one of the most significant religious reformers in the history of Scotland. His later nickname, "Achaius", a latinisation of Eochaid would indicate that he was Gaelic, but the name is probably not authentic. He was in fact a Tironensian monk, of probable French origin.