- In
canon law,
commenda (or in commendam) was a form of
transferring an
ecclesiastical benefice in
trust to the
custody of a patron. The
phrase in commendam...
-
James Stewart,
Commendator of
Kelso and
Melrose (c. 1529–1557) was a
member of the
Scottish royal family.
James Stewart was a son of
James V of Scotland...
- The
Abbot of
Balmerino (later
Commendator of Balmerino) was the head of the
Cistercian monastic community and
lands of
Balmerino Abbey, Fife, founded...
- The
Abbot of
Kelso (later
Commendator of Kelso) was the head of the
Tironensian monastic community at
Kelso Abbey in the
Scottish Borders. The
Abbey was...
- Illegitimate:
James Stewart,
Commendator of
Kelso and
Melrose James Stewart, 1st Earl of
Moray John Stewart,
Commendator of
Coldingham Robert Stewart...
- The
Abbot of
Cambuskenneth or
Abbot of
Stirling (later
Commendator of Cambuskenneth) was the head of the
Arrouaisian (Augustinian)
monastic community...
- The
Abbot of
Kilwinning (later
Commendator of Kilwinning) was the head of the
Tironensian monastic community and
lands of
Kilwinning Abbey, Cunningham...
- John Stewart,
Commendator of
Coldingham (1531–1563) was a
Scottish landowner. He was a son of
Elizabeth Carmichael (1514–1550) and
James V of Scotland...
- The
Abbot of
Holyrood (later
Commendator of Holyrood) was the head of the
Augustinian monastic community of
Holyrood Abbey, now in Edinburgh. The long...
- The
Abbot of
Jedburgh (previously
Prior of Jedburgh,
later Commendator of Jedburgh) was the head of the
Augustinian canons of
Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire...
