Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4389

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

An anniversary for the soul of Gavin, bishop of Aberdeen, to be celebrated by the vicars choral each year on the morrow of St Columba, confessor, with a Mass, as is customary, sung etc.

Missa quotidiana pro anima quondam reuerendi in Christo patris ac domini domini Gawini Aberdonensis episcopi ac cum missa omni secunda feria de requie decantata cum diacono et subdiacono et maiorum campanarum pulsatione . Necnon anniuersarium pro anima eiusdem celebrandum per vicarios chori quolibet anno in crastino diui Columbe confessoris cum missa vt moris est decantata cum exequijs mortuorum vnacum priuatis missis ab omnibus vicarijs celebrandis prout Deo maximo et optimo respondere voluerint in die iudicij vltra illud anniuersarium quod celebratur in die obitus eiusdem {. . .}

Type of dedication
Liturgical celebration
Confidence
100
Saint named
Columba, confessor
Saint details
ST/JD/11
Date low
None
Date high
1560
Entry reference
EN/EW/2733
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Bishop of Aberdeen Gavin Dunbar Male Bishop 100 Gavin Dunbar I, bishop of Aberdeen 1518-32; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 5.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100