 Like the Sarum Rite, which had been in use since the twelfth century, the Aberdeen Breviary contained brief lives, or biographies, of the saints as well as the liturgy and canonical hours which were to conform to Roman practice and serve as the standard of Christian worship throughout the country.The saints’ lives, or biographies, in the breviary were all written by either Elphinstone or Boece.Boece once noted that Elphinstone collected legends of saints from every diocese in Scotland, including both national heroes and local saints.