Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4368

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

On the same day {i.e. 10 March} will be celebrated an anniversary for Gavin, bishop of Aberdeen, founded by him, by a chaplain founded by him at the altar of St Katherine the virgin, within Aberdeen cathedral, and the chapel of the said virgin built by the same reverend father, who died on the said day of March in 1531.

[Eodem die celebrabitur anniuersarium reuerendi patris Gauini episcopi Abirdonensis fundatum per eundem et soluen' singulis annis per capellanum per eundem fundatum ad altare beate Katharine virginis infra ecclesiam cathedralem Abirdonensem et sacellum dicte virginis per eundem reuerendum patrem constructum . qui obijt dicto die mensis Marcij anno Domini M.D.XXXI.]

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Katherine the virgin
Saint details
ST/JD/9
Date low
None
Date high
10/3/1531
Entry reference
EN/EW/2722
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