For the Glasgow archbishop by this name, see Gavin Dunbar (archbishop)

Seal of Bishop Gavin Dunbar. Gavin Dunbar (c1490 — 1547 was a 16th century Archbishop of Glasgow. A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure or an embossed figure in paper with the purpose of authenticating a document but the term can also mean any device for

Gavin Dunbar († 1532) was a 16th century bishop of Aberdeen. The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics He was the son of Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield, near Elgin and Elizabeth Sutherland, apparently a daughter of Alexander Sutherland, Laird of Duffus. Elgin (Eilginn is a former Cathedral city and a former Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray A Laird (Lord is a Hereditary title for the owner of a landed estate in Scotland. Duffus is a village in Moray, Scotland, centred on a Mercat Cross. Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow, was his nephew. Gavin Dunbar (c1490 — 1547 was a 16th century Archbishop of Glasgow. The Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then as Archbishop of Glasgow the

In 1475 he received a Master's degree from the University of St Andrews, and went on to become Dean of Moray by, if not before, 1487. The University of St Andrews is the oldest University in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, having been founded between The Dean of Moray was the head of the Cathedral chapter of the Diocese of Moray, north-central Scotland, based at Elgin Cathedral. In 1500 he was clerk of the Register, and in 1504 King James IV presented him archdeacon of the diocese of St Andrews. James IV ( 17 March 1473 &ndash 9 September 1513) was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most The Bishop of St Andrews (Easbaig Chill Rìmhinn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese and then as Archbishop of St Andrews (Àrd-easbaig Chill Rìmhinn He became bishop when he was provided to the see of Aberdeen in 1518. Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (after 1633 14 Dioceses of the Scottish church before the abolition of episcopacy in 1689 He was consecrated the following year. Dunbar's career saw the creation of a huge number of minor ecclesiastical establishments, including two chaplaincies in Elgin Cathedral, a hospital in the chanonry and an altar dedicated to St Katherine in the Aberdeen Cathedral. Elgin Cathedral () sometimes referred to as The Lantern of the North is an historic Ruin in Elgin Moray, north-east Scotland A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine ( Greek) is a Christian To the cathedral, Bishop Dunbar added many structures, including the new south transept. Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. Dunbar was famous for his wisdom and knowledge of the Arts. The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines.

He died at St Andrews on March 10, 1532, and was buried in the south transept of Aberdeen Cathedral. St Andrews (Cill Rìmhinn is a Town and former Royal burgh on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing

References

• Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. John Dowden (1840 &ndash 1910 was an Irish cleric and ecclesiastical historian J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)