Gilbert de Moravia

Gilbert de Moravia (died 1245), later known as Saint Gilbert of Dornoch, or Gilbert of Caithness, was the most famous Bishop of Caithness and founder of Dornoch Cathedral. His name may suggest that he came from the semi-Gaelicized family of Flemish origin who were Lords of Duffus, and who during Gilbert's episcopate would create the Earldom of Sutherland under Gilbert's possible cousin, William de Moravia, 1st Earl of Sutherland.

Saint
Gilbert of Dornoch
Stained glass of St Gilbert from Dornoch Cathedral, Scotland.
Bishop
Bornunknown
Moray
Died1245
Feast1 April
PatronageDiocese of Dornoch
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