Claim: Laurence of Dunblane appears as a witness to a charter of King Máel Coluim IV of Scotland, his next appearance occurs witnessing a charter of Richard and he was a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Evidence: Laurentius episcopo de Dunblain appears as a witness to a charter of King Máel Coluim IV of Scotland, a charter granted from Perth to the church of St John the Baptist of Perth in 1161. His next appearance occurs witnessing a charter of Richard, Bishop of St Andrews, sometime between 1165 and 1169. Roman Catholic Church Laurence (or Laurentius) is the first Bishop of Dunblane to be known by name.