Nicholas de Meaux, also known as Nicholas of Meaux, was a thirteenth-century
Abbot of Furness and
Bishop of the Isles
The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of the Isles (or Sodor), one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics. The bishopric, encompassing both the Hebrides and Mann, probably traces its origins as ...
. In 1217, with the death of
Nicholas, Bishop of the Isles (died 1217), two candidates vied for the vacant position: Nicholas and a certain
Reginald
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language.
Etymology and history
The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". Th ...
(died ), who is described by the ''
Chronicle of Mann
The ''Chronicles of the Kings of Mann and the Isles''
– British Library
'' as related to the
ruling family of the
Kingdom of the Isles
The Kingdom of the Isles consisted of the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and the islands of the Firth of Clyde from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse as the , or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the or North ...
. Although the monks of
Furness Abbey
Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former Catholic monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the cou ...
had elected Nicholas as Bishop of the Isles, as was their right, Nicholas received opposition from the ruling family of the Isles, and never occupied the see.
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13th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
Abbots of Furness
Bishops of the Isles
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