Father Robert Abercromby (1536 – 27 April 1613), whose surname was also spelled as Abrecromby and Abercrombie, and was known by such pseudonyms as Robert Sandiesoun and Sanders Robertson, was a Scottish Jesuit missionary. Early life He was born and educated in Scotland, and studied in the Collegium Romanum in Rome, where on 19 August 1563 he became a Jesuit. From 1564 he lived in Braunsberg (then in Royal Prussia; present-day Braniewo, Poland) where he was professor of grammar in the biggest Polish Jesuit collegium (where teaching was in Latin) and a novice master. In 1565 he was ordained a priest. In Braniewo he was in constant contact with Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius. He was considered a good priest, but learning Polish was difficult for him, and he had some problems with the finances of the school. Due to these problems he was permitted to leave Poland in 1580, when he met the Scottish king for the first time. In September 1580 he went back to Poland - from
Padre Robert Abercromby (1536 – 27 abril 1613), cuyo apellido también se escribía como Abrecromby y Abercrombie, y era conocido por pseudónimos como Robert Sandiesoun y Sanders Robertson, fue un misionero jesuita escocés. Primera vida Nació y se educó en Escocia, y estudió en el Collegium Romanum en Roma, donde el 19 de agosto de 1563 se convirtió en jesuita. A partir de 1564 vivió en Braunsberg (entonces en Prusia Real; hoy en Braniewo, Polonia) donde era profesor de gramática en el mayor polaco Jesuit collegium (donde la enseñanza estaba en latín) y un maestro novato. En 1565 fue ordenado sacerdote. En Braniewo estaba en contacto constante con el cardenal Stanislaus Hosius. Se le consideraba un buen sacerdote, pero aprender polaco era difícil para él, y tuvo algunos problemas con las finanzas de la escuela.