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were buried in the "Cathedral Church of Chanonry", which was the burial place of the family for over 400 years. Those mentioned by Mackenzie as buried there are Robert Munro, 2nd Baron of Foulis (d.1164), Donald Munro, 3rd Baron of Foulis (d.1192), Robert Munro, 4th Baron of Foulis (d.1239),
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and chapter house were still used for local gatherings of officials in the 18th century. Like other Scottish ex-cathedrals, its grounds remained in use as a graveyard. The government took over responsibility for its care in 1851 and it is now a
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The chancellor of Ross, appearing to hold no fixed prebend in the 13th century, later acquired Kilmorack; he exchanged it with the chanter in the 16th century for Kinnnettes and Suddy. The wealthy parishes of
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were quartered between the dean, chanter, chancellor and treasurer. Likewise, was quartered between the dean, chancellor, chanter and treasurer. The western churches of
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Scottish Medieval Churches: An Introduction to the Ecclesiastical Architecture of the 12th to 16th Centuries in the Care of the Secretary of State for Scotland
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The south aisle, which contains two distinct chapels, has several burials. The eastern chapel is thought to contain burials of Countess Euphemia and
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was granted the lead from the roof to sell in June 1572. It began to fall apart in the later 16th and early 17th century, though the
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in the Highland region of Scotland near the city of Inverness. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at
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in the late 14th century, but likely replaced an earlier building. These parts of the cathedral resemble work at
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was a permanent member of the Fortrose cathedral chapter on account of holding in perpetuity the
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Kinnnettes and Suddy, the treasurer Urquhart and Logiebride ("Logie Wester"), the sub-dean
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from the same period, something that can be attributed to the fact that its bishop
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involving the income of thirty-one churches. After the reconstruction of the
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had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as
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at Tain), and the sub-chanter Inverferan and Bron (merged later as
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The south-eastern chapel, aisle and porch were commissioned by
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Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers A.D. 500 to 1286
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Church of Saint Peter and Saint Boniface of Fortrose
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57°34′51″N 4°07′50″W / 57.580885°N 4.130495°W / 57.580885; -4.130495
Scotland
Denomination
Church of Scotland
Catholic
Dedication
Saint Peter
Cult(s)
Curetán
John Lesley
Euphemia I, Countess of Ross
Late Gothic
Diocese
Ross
Bishop(s)
Bishop of Ross
episcopal seat
medieval Scottish
diocese of Ross
Rosemarkie
canons
Fortrose
Chanonry
Gervase of Canterbury
Céli Dé
prebends
cathedral chapter
bishop of Ross
Nigg

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