- Simon de Tosny
Simon de Tosny [Toni, Tonei, Toeni, Toeny, Toney] was a 12th century
Cistercian monk andprelate . Simon was a monk ofMelrose Abbey , and served there until he moved to becomeAbbot ofCoggeshall Abbey inEssex . He resigned this abbey in 1168, and returned to Melrose. In 1171, he was elected asBishop of Moray , and was consecrated atSt Andrews onJanuary 23 ,1172 . He witnessed several charters and was present at the Council of Northampton in 1176. He is the first bishop named on the bishop-list in the "Moray Registrum". He died onSeptember 17 ,1184 , and was succeeded as bishop byRichard de Lincoln .References
* Dowden, John, "The Bishops of Scotland", ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* Keith, Robert, "An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688", (London, 1924)
* Watt, D.E.R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)External links
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=39835&strquery=Coggeshall Houses of Cistercian monks Abbey of Coggeshall (BHO)]
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