Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3944

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Ingram, bishop of Aberdeen, grants to John de Janua, chaplain of Westhall, {chaplainry} recently founded in the cathedral, and to his successors, a piece of land on the west part of the manse of Monymusk. He wishes the said chaplains to celebrate divine service at the altar founded in honour of St Ninian the glorious confessor situated in the north part of the north 'tuffalo'. 40 s are granted for celebrating the two anniversaries as contained in the foundation.

Ingeramus . . . episcopus Aberdonensis . . . Nouerit vniuersitas vestra nos . . . dedisse . . . domino Johanni de Janua capellano de Vesthale per nos de nouo fundato in ecclesia nostra cathedrali et successoribus suis capellanis in dicta capellania deseruituris imperpetuum vnam peciam terre nostre ecclesiastice ex parte occidentali mansi de Monimusk {. . .} Et volumus quod dicti capellani . . . celebrent diuina . . . ad altare fundatum . . . in honorem sancti Niniani confessoris gloriosi in parte boreali de le north tuffalo situatum . . . et post ostium boriale in dicto le tuffal quod altare eisdem capellanis pro perpetuo ibidem celebraturis assignamus {. . .}

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Ninian, the glorious confessor
Saint details
ST/JD/41
Date low
None
Date high
20/12/1454
Entry reference
EN/EW/2537
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100