About Ernald
Lived 1101 – 1163 (aged 61–62). Ernald was a catholic bishop and catholic priest.
Ernald (or Ærnald) (died 1163) was the second Abbot of Kelso before becoming Bishop of Cell Rígmonaid (St Andrews), the highest ranking Scottish see in the period. He was elected to the see on Sunday, St. Brice's Day (13 November) 1160, and was consecrated at Dunfermline in the presence of King Máel Coluim IV the following Sunday by William, Bishop of Moray, the Papal legate. He is alleged by John Fordun to have founded the "Great Church" of St. Andrews. His short episcopate ended when he died, according to Andrew of Wyntoun, in 1163. He was buried in the church of St Regulus (Riagail).
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Who was Ernald?
Scottish bishop
When was Ernald born?
Ernald was born in 1101.
When did Ernald die?
Ernald died in 1163.
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Ernald was a catholic bishop and catholic priest.
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