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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27501" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27501" /> == | ||
<p> (Brechinium), [[Scotland]] (Angusshire), the seat of a bishopric, founded about 1150 by | <p> (Brechinium), [[Scotland]] (Angusshire), the seat of a bishopric, founded about 1150 by David I. The cathedral church is now ruinous, but part of it is still used for divine service. The revenues at the [[Reformation]] amounted to about 700 per annum. The [[Culdees]] had here a conventual house, the ruins of which are said still to exist. The present incumbent is [[Alexander]] Forbes, D.C.L., consecrated 1847. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69484" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69484" /> == | ||
<p> A town in Forfarshire, W. of Montrose, on the S. Esk, with a cathedral and an old round tower near it, 85 ft. high, the only one of the kind in | <p> A town in Forfarshire, W. of Montrose, on the S. Esk, with a cathedral and an old round tower near it, 85 ft. high, the only one of the kind in Scotland besides being at Abernethy. </p> | ||
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