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converted into a college to consist of a master or principal four chaplains two of whom were to be regents and twenty scholars who were to be taught the languages and then the liberal arts & sciences after which six of them thought most qualified were to study theology. Such of the Scholars also as were fit were to be taught music. The foundation was executed in August 1512 and by another charter the college was endowed with the houses lands and revenues which had belonged to St Leonard's Hospital" Leighton's Hist [History] of Fife vol. [volume] lll [3] p. [page] 24
"St Leonards College obtained its name from its vicinity to St Leonards Church. "It appears" says a modern author "from the foundation charter that there had been a hospital in the same place for the reception and entertainment of pilgrims of different nations who crowded to St Andrews to pay their devotions to the arm of St Andrew which wrought a great many miracles" etc etc.
"On the union of this college with St Salvators the buildings of it were sold and converted into dwelling houses to which purpose such of them as now remain are still applied. It stood on the east side of the town adjoining to the monastery" Gazetteer of Scotland by Fullarton & Co [Company] vol. [volume] 1 p. [page] 39
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Continuation of Description for St Leonard's College
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 102 - Parish of St Andrews and St Leonards, OS1/13/102
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of St Andrews and St Leonards.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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