John Capellanus

John of Glasgow
Glasgow
DioceseGlasgow
Installed1114 x 1118
Term ended1147
PredecessorMichael of Glasgow
SuccessorHerbert of Selkirk
Personal details
Born
uncertain

unknown
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Died1147
BuriedJedburgh Abbey
NationalityScottish
DenominationRoman 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.