abbot-bishop

Originally a monk of Melrose, he became bishop of Hexham and later abbot-bishop of Lindisfarne.

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The second, called the "common" rule, which consists of chapters and refers to a union of monasteries governed by an abbot-bishop, is addressed chiefly to superiors of monasteries.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Rule of St. Columba, and he was elected abbot-bishop, the monastery being named Mount Disibod, subsequently Disenberg, in the Diocese of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Brendan was not a bishop himself, but he had as coadjutor, his nephew, Moinenn, who, after his death, became an abbot-bishop and head of the monastic school.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

He had a dispute with their abbot-bishop Virgil concerning the existence of the antipodes.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

Perhaps a native of Ireland, he served as abbot-bishop of the abbey of Lobbes, on the Sambre, in Flanders, Belgium, from which he organized exceedingly successful missionary efforts in the region.

Catholic Online > Daily Readings 2009

.... in the Irish calendar is the feast of St. Mel, the first abbot-bishop of Ardagh in county Longford.

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