Gilbert of Caithness
Feast day: April 1
Died April 1, 1245.
Saint Gilbert was the son of William de Moravia, lord of Duffus and Strabrok, who owned enormous tracts of land in northern Scotland. King Alexander II appointed him archdeacon of Moray, which gave him secular and religious power during a turbulent period. Enemies set his accounting ledgers ablaze, but miraculously, they survived. In 1223, Gilbert was appointed bishop of Caithness to succeed Saint Adam, who had been burned alive. He held that position for 20 years during which he built the cathedral of the diocese. The statues of this cathedral of Dornoch were modelled on those of Moray and Lincoln. He also established several homes for the poor. Gilbert was a valued servant of the Scottish kings, a zealous upholder of Scottish independence against the archbishop of York (though this is disputed), and a great preacher and administrator. As patron of Caithness, his name is in the Aberdeen Breviary. Until the Reformation (1545) , Gilbert's relics were venerated and used for the swearing of oaths
Feast day: April 1
Died April 1, 1245.
Saint Gilbert was the son of William de Moravia, lord of Duffus and Strabrok, who owned enormous tracts of land in northern Scotland. King Alexander II appointed him archdeacon of Moray, which gave him secular and religious power during a turbulent period. Enemies set his accounting ledgers ablaze, but miraculously, they survived. In 1223, Gilbert was appointed bishop of Caithness to succeed Saint Adam, who had been burned alive. He held that position for 20 years during which he built the cathedral of the diocese. The statues of this cathedral of Dornoch were modelled on those of Moray and Lincoln. He also established several homes for the poor. Gilbert was a valued servant of the Scottish kings, a zealous upholder of Scottish independence against the archbishop of York (though this is disputed), and a great preacher and administrator. As patron of Caithness, his name is in the Aberdeen Breviary. Until the Reformation (1545) , Gilbert's relics were venerated and used for the swearing of oaths
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