Jacob Kennedy

Seal of Jacob Kennedy

Jakob Kennedy ( English James Kennedy ; Gäl . : Seumas Ceanadach ; * around 1408; † 24 May 1465 ) was a Scottish bishop in the 15th century. In 1437/38 he became Bishop of Dunkeld , in 1440 he became Bishop of St Andrews . He founded St Salvator's College , University of St Andrews . The Gray Friars Monastery in St. Andrews also goes back to him, it was founded shortly after 1458. He had a passenger and cargo ship called the Saint Salvator built, which was used until 1472.

literature

• Norman Macdougall: Kennedy, James (c.1408-1465). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
• Alexander Hastie Millar:  Kennedy, James (1406? –1465) . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 30:  Johnes - Kenneth. MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London, 1892, pp 419 - 420 (English Engaged in the Dictionary of National Biography specified data from 1891 are disputed.).
• Oswald Hunter-Blair:  James Kennedy . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.

Web links

• Ceanadach Charraig