- Robert Shaw (bishop)
Robert Shaw (d. 1527) was a Scottish
cluniac monk andprelate . A son of theLaird ofSauchie , he became a monk atPaisley Abbey . He was provided asAbbot of Paisley after the resignation of Abbot George Shaw onJuly 20 ,1498 . As abbot, he took an active if unimportant role in national affairs, appearing many times as a witness to royal charters. OnJanuary 11 ,1525 , he was given crown nomination toPope Clement VII to succeed James Hepburn asBishop of Moray . The nomination was agreeable with the papacy and on May 17, he was provided to the see. He held thediocese of Moray for only two years, serving once on a diplomatic mission toEngland . He died sometime before November, 1527.References
* Dowden, John, "The Bishops of Scotland", ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* Keith, Robert, "An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688", (London, 1924)
* Watt, D.E.R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
* 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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