Monastic patronage David was one of medieval Scotland's greatest monastic patrons. In 1113, in perhaps David's first act as Prince of the Cumbrians, he founded Selkirk Abbey for the Tironensians.Oram, David, p. 62; Duncan, Making of a Kingdom, p. 145. David founded more than a dozen new monasteries in his reign, patronising various new monastic orders.Duncan, Scotland: The Making of a Kingdom, pp. 145–150; Duncan, "The Foundation of St Andrews Cathedral Priory", pp. 25, 27–28; Fawcett and Oram, Melrose Abbey, pp. 15–20.
Monastic patronage David was one of medieval Scotland's greatest monastic patrons. In 1113, in perhaps David's first act as Prince of the Cumbrians, he founded Selkirk Abbey for the Tironensians.Oram, David, p. 62; Duncan, Making of a Kingdom, p. 145. David founded more than a dozen new monasteries in his reign, patronising various new monastic orders.Duncan, Scotland: The Making of a Kingdom, pp. 145–150; Duncan, "The Foundation of St Andrews Cathedral Priory", pp. 25 27–28; Fawcett and Oram, Melrose Abbey, pp. 15–20.