Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Donald Monro (priest)

Index Donald Monro (priest)

Donald Monro (or Munro) (fl. 1526–1574) was a Scottish clergyman, who wrote an early and historically valuable description of the Hebrides and other Scottish islands and enjoyed the honorific title of "Dean of the Isles". [1]

34 relations: Alness, Bishop of Caithness, Bishop of the Isles, Black Isle, Castlecraig, Catholic Church, Church of Scotland, Clan Donald, Clan Munro, Cromarty Firth, Dean (Christianity), Description of the Western Isles of Scotland, Domhnall Dubh, Floruit, Foulis Castle, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis, Hebrides, Highlands and Islands, James VI and I, Kiltearn, Lammas, Lord of the Isles, Martin Martin, Mary, Queen of Scots, Presbyterianism, Raasay, Reformation, Ross-shire, Scots language, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Reformation, Snizort, South Rona.

Alness

Alness (Alanais) is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Alness · See more »

Bishop of Caithness

The Bishop of Caithness was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Caithness, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Bishop of Caithness · See more »

Bishop of the Isles

The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Bishop of the Isles · See more »

Black Isle

The Black Isle (an t-Eilean Dubh) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Black Isle · See more »

Castlecraig

Castlecraig, also known as Craig Castle and Castle Craig, is a 16th-century fortification located on the north shore of the Black Isle in northern Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Castlecraig · See more »

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Catholic Church · See more »

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (The Scots Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba), known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is the national church of Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Church of Scotland · See more »

Clan Donald

Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald (Clann Dòmhnaill), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Clan Donald · See more »

Clan Munro

Clan Munro (Clann an Rothaich) is a Highland Scottish clan.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Clan Munro · See more »

Cromarty Firth

The Cromarty Firth (Caolas Chrombaidh; literally "kyles of Cromarty") is an arm of the Moray Firth in Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Cromarty Firth · See more »

Dean (Christianity)

A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Dean (Christianity) · See more »

Description of the Western Isles of Scotland

Description of the Western Isles of Scotland is the oldest known account of the Hebrides and the Islands of the Clyde, two chains of islands off the west coast of Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Description of the Western Isles of Scotland · See more »

Domhnall Dubh

Domhnall Dubh (died 1545) was a Scottish nobleman.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Domhnall Dubh · See more »

Floruit

Floruit, abbreviated fl. (or occasionally, flor.), Latin for "he/she flourished", denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Floruit · See more »

Foulis Castle

Foulis Castle is situated five miles south-west of Alness in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Foulis Castle · See more »

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and General Assembly of the Church of Scotland · See more »

George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis

George Munro of Foulis is traditionally the 10th Baron and 13th successive chief of the Clan Munro.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis · See more »

Hebrides

The Hebrides (Innse Gall,; Suðreyjar) compose a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Hebrides · See more »

Highlands and Islands

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are broadly the Scottish Highlands, plus Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Highlands and Islands · See more »

James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and James VI and I · See more »

Kiltearn

Kiltearn (Gaelic: Cill Tighearna) is a parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Kiltearn · See more »

Lammas

Lammas Day (Anglo-Saxon hlaf-mas, "loaf-mass"), is a holiday celebrated in some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, usually between 1 August and 1 September.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Lammas · See more »

Lord of the Isles

The Lord of the Isles (Triath nan Eilean or Rìgh Innse Gall) is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Lord of the Isles · See more »

Martin Martin

Martin Martin (Scottish Gaelic: Màrtainn Màrtainn) (? – 9 October 1718) was a Scottish writer best known for his work A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1703; second edition 1716).

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Martin Martin · See more »

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I, reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Mary, Queen of Scots · See more »

Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Presbyterianism · See more »

Raasay

Raasay (Ratharsair) is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Raasay · See more »

Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Reformation · See more »

Ross-shire

Ross-shire (Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Ross-shire · See more »

Scots language

Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster (where the local dialect is known as Ulster Scots).

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Scots language · See more »

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Scottish Gaelic · See more »

Scottish Reformation

The Scottish Reformation was the process by which Scotland broke with the Papacy and developed a predominantly Calvinist national Kirk (church), which was strongly Presbyterian in outlook.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Scottish Reformation · See more »

Snizort

Snizort is an area of the Isle of Skye comprising the head of Loch Snizort and the western coast of Trotternish up to Uig, which is the largest settlement.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and Snizort · See more »

South Rona

Rona (Rònaigh), sometimes called South Rona to distinguish it from North Rona, is a small island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.

New!!: Donald Monro (priest) and South Rona · See more »

Redirects here:

Dean Monro, Dean Munro, Donald Monro (Dean), Donald Monro (dean).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Monro_(priest)

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »