- William de Landallis
William de Landallis († 1385) was a 14th century
Bishop of St. Andrews . Like his predecessor,James Bane , he was a native ofAberdeenshire , serving as rector ofKinkell before being appointed byPope Benedict XII as the successor of James atSt. Andrews . Theprior and the chapter of the see had actually chosen a man called William Bell, dean ofdiocese of Dunkeld , but William Bell resigned all rights deriving from the election to the Pope, who did not seek to re-appoint him. According toWalter Bower (vi. 45), William was appointed to the bishopric onFebruary 18 ,1342 , a date confirmed by a known papal letter.William's long rule as bishop was generally successful. However, it was during William's episcopate that St. Andrews' Cathedral was destroyed by
fire . In 1381,Pope Clement VII granted some benefices towards the cathedral's reconstruction, and promised certain rewards to those lay donors who assisted with this aim.William died at St. Andrews, in the
Priory , onSeptember 23 , 1385. He was buried inside the cathedral, in the church's vestry.References
*Dowden, John, "The Bishops of Scotland", ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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