William of Binning

William of Binning

William of Binning or William of Binin was a 13th century Cistercian monk. His name indicates that he came from Binning, in Uphill parish, West Lothian, Scotland; [A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning , William of (d. in or after 1258)".] otherwise, his background is obscure. He emerges on November 29, 1243 when he is styled "Prior of Newbattle" (deputy Abbot of Newbattle) and elected to be Abbot of Coupar Angus. [Watt & Shead, "Heads of Religious Houses", p. 44.] According to Alexander Myln's 16th century "Vitae Dunkeldensis ecclesiae episcoporum" ("Lives of the Bishops of Dunkeld"), when William was at Newbattle Abbey he authored a "vita" (that is, a biography) of John the Scot (d. 1203), successively Bishop of Dunkeld and Bishop of St Andrews. [A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning , William of (d. in or after 1258)".] The "vita" has failed to survive. [A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning , William of (d. in or after 1258)".] William resigned his position as Abbot of Coupar Angus on September 29, 1258. [Watt & Shead, "Heads of Religious Houses", p. 44.] He died at an unknown date afterwards. [A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning , William of (d. in or after 1258)"]

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* Duncan,, A. A. M., "Binning , William of (d. in or after 1258)", in the "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2179 , accessed 16 Feb 2007]
* Watt, D. E. R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), "The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries", "The Scottish Records Society", New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001)


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