Patrick Hepburn (bishop)
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Patrick Hepburn was a 16th-century Scottish prelate. He served as both pre- and post-Reformation Bishop of Moray.
Patrick Hepburn
Armorials at Spynie Castle. Bishop Hepburn's armour is the one on the bottom left.
Reconstruction of Elgin Cathedral as it would have appeared in 1538 when Hepburn became bishop
Elgin Cathedral
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Elgin Cathedral, also known as the Lantern of the North, is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, in northeast Scotland. Established in 1224 on land granted by King Alexander II, it was the seat of the bis
Patrick Hepburn (bishop)
…Register of the Great Seal. Hepburn seems to have been uneasy with the Scottish Reformation. Although he agreed in principle to modify the structure of Elgin Cathedral to accommodate Protestant forms of worship, few powerful figures on the reformist side trusted him. During the Civil War of 1567, the bishop pledged…
The main west portal before the Reformation
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Elgin Cathedral from Newmill Road
19th-century depiction of the burning of Elgin Cathedral