Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4288

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Item a precious object for the eucharist of silver-gilt in the style of a castle with a crystal, given by Bishop Henry Lichton, on the top of which is placed an image of the crucifix with an image of the pity, as written above, given by Sir John Forrester. There is a piece broken from the top which is in the safe-keeping on the treasurer. Item a pax-brede of silver-gilt with images of the crucifix, the Blessed Virgin, and St John, given by Thomas, bishop of Aberdeen.

{. . .} Item vnum jocale eucharistie de argento deauratum ad modum castri cum berillo datum per dominum Henricum episcopum Lichtoune in cuius summitate ponitur ymago crucifixi cum ymagine pietatis prescripta data per dominum Johannem Frostar . . . Et in summitate dicte eucharistie frangitur vna pecia que est in custodia thesaurarie . Item vnum pax bred de argento deaurato cum ymaginibus crucifixi beate virginis et sancti Johannis datum per dominum Thomam episcopum Abberdonensem {. . .}

Type of dedication
Image
Confidence
100
Saint named
Blessed Virgin
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
None
Date high
1480
Entry reference
EN/EW/2678
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Bishop of Aberdeen Thomas Spens Male Bishop 100 Thomas Spens, bishop of Aberdeen, 1457-80; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 4.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100