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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27501" /> == | |||
<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> | <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" /> == | |||
<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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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_69484"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/brechin Brechin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 15 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
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.
