Biography
Bean of Mortlach
About Bean of Mortlach
Bean is remembered as the first bishop of Mortlach in Scotland, a predecessor in the tradition of the see of Aberdeen. The foundation narrative is uncertain: no contemporary witness establishes his appointment, and the charter used to support it is considered doubtful.
The Catholic account distinguishes him from the earlier Irish Bean of Lough Derg. It also records his local patronage at Mortlach while acknowledging that his origins and career remain poorly known.
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