Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4079

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Statutes of the church made in honour of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, the most glorious mother of God, the Virgin Mary, and St Machar.

{. . .} ad honorem et reuerentiam sancte et indiuidue Trinitatis et gloriosissime Dei genetricis virginis Marie et beati Machorij et ad diuini cultus ampliationem vt in memorata ecclesia beate virginis de Aberdon diuinum obsequium omnibus temporibus diuine maiestati acceptabilius honestius decentius et regularius absque defectu celebretur diligenti tractatu et prouida super hijs prehabita deliberatione de consensu et auxilio eiusdem decani et capituli in hunc modum statuendo duximus ordinandum {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Machar
Saint details
ST/JD/132
Date low
18/4/1256
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2595
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Bishop of Aberdeen Peter Ramsay, de Male Bishop 100 Peter de Ramsay, bishop of Aberdeen, 1247-56; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 2.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100