Jonathan of Dunblane
| Jonathan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Dunblane | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Dunblane |
| In office | 1195 × 1198–1210 |
| Predecessor | Simon |
| Successor | Abraham |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | unknown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown unknown |
| Died | 1210 |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Dunblane (1171 × 1191–1198) |
Jonathan (died c. 1210) was a churchman and prelate active in late twelfth- and early thirteenth century Strathearn, in the Kingdom of Scotland. He was the Bishop of Dunblane during the time of Gille Brigte of Strathearn, and it was during Jonathan's episcopate that Gille Brigte founded an Augustinian priory at Inchaffray.
There was a Jonathan as Archdeacon of Dunblane found in three documents in the later 12th century, documents dating 1178 × 1197, 1191 × 1194 and 1195 × 1198 respectively; an Archdeacon Andrew is attested in the office in a charter of Cambuskenneth Abbey datable to 1165 × 1171, while a successor (John) is attested holding the office of archdeacon 1195 × 1199.
It was almost certainly Archdeacon Jonathan who in became Bishop of Strathearn or Dunblane sometime between 1195 and 1198. The date comes from the fact that he witnessed a charter also witnessed by Gilla Christ, the son of the Earl of Strathearn who died in 1198. He witnessed another charter before 1199, one also witnessed by Matthew (died 1199), Bishop of Aberdeen.
His episcopate fell entirely in the reign of Gille Brigte, the mormaer ("earl") or ruler of the province of Strathearn; Jonathan was also the bishop whose episcopate saw the foundation of the Priory of Inchaffray, c. 1200, which took a large proportion of the diocese of Dunblane's churches (and hence revenue) out of the bishopric's control.
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