William of Binning

William of BinningorWilliam of Bininwas a 13th-centuryCistercianmonk. His name indicates that he came from Binning, inUphallparish,West Lothian,Scotland;^[1]otherwise, his background is obscure. He emerges on 29 November 1243 when he is styled "Prior of Newbattle" (deputyAbbot of Newbattle) and elected to beAbbot of Coupar Angus.^[2]According to Alexander Myln's 16th centuryVitae Dunkeldensis ecclesiae episcoporum( "Lives of the Bishops of Dunkeld" ), when William was atNewbattle Abbeyhe authored avita(that is, abiography) ofJohn the Scot(died 1203), successivelyBishop of DunkeldandBishop of St Andrews.^[1]Thevitahas failed to survive.^[1]William resigned his position asAbbotofCoupar Anguson 29 September 1258.^[2]He died at an unknown date afterwards.^[3]

Notes

^^a ^b ^cA. A. M. Duncan, "Binning, William of (d. in or after 1258)".
^^a ^bWatt & Shead,Heads of Religious Houses,p. 44.
^A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning, William of (d. in or after 1258)"

References

Duncan, A. A. M.,"Binning, William of (d. in or after 1258)", in theOxford Dictionary of National Biography,Oxford University Press, 2004,retrieved 16 Feb 2007
Watt, D. E. R.& Shead, N.F. (eds.),The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries,The Scottish Records Society,New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001)

Religious titles
Preceded by Gilbert	Abbot of Coupar Angus 1243–1258	Succeeded by William

[M._Duncan_1258-1] A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning, William of (d. in or after 1258)".

[Watt_p._44-2] Watt & Shead,Heads of Religious Houses,p. 44.

[3] A. A. M. Duncan, "Binning, William of (d. in or after 1258)"

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