Letter of Marc, Bishop of Sodor, appropriating churches to Furness Abbey (1299)
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- Name
- Letter of Marc, Bishop of Sodor, appropriating churches to Furness Abbey (1299)
- Description
- A formal ecclesiastical letter dated 1299 from Marc, Bishop of Sodor, confirming the appropriation of two churches in Man (St. Michael and St. Michaldus) to the Abbot and Monks of Furness Abbey. The letter, issued from Russyn Abbey, establishes early medieval ecclesiastical governance and property relations in the Isle of Man, with the bishop's assertion of free will in making the appropriation despite the abbot's custody of the island at that time.
- Date
- 2 January 1299
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Collection
- Scottish and English Contention
- Type
- Primary Source Transcription
- Date Created
- 1299-01-02
- Creator
- Marc, Bishop of Sodor
- Audience
- All the faithful of Christ (general addressees); implicit recipient Abbot and Monks of Furness
- Identifier
- EX CHARTULARIO DE FURNESIO (from Furness Chartulary)
- Language
- English and Latin