Saint Gilbert de Moray

Also known as

• Gilbert of Caithness

Memorial

• 1 April

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Son of Duke William de Moravia. Bishop of Caithness, Scotland for 20 years, during which he built the cathedral there. Fierce proponent of Scottish independence, often opposing the archbishop of York, England in matters that he thought would reduce that independence.

Died

• 1245 of natural causes

Patronage

• Caithness, Scotland

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gilbert de Moray“. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 April 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>