Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4467

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

5 October. The obit of Master Alexander Galloway, once minister of Kinkell. He showed devotion to St Francis and caused an altar to be built in honour of St John the Baptist.

{. . .} OCTOBER {. . .} Obitus illustrissimi viri Magistri Alexandri Gallovay, fani Kinkellie quondam ministri, qui ut diuum Franciscum summo est affectus honore, ita in illius octauas ad patriam migrauit supernam. Is domum laudi Diui Francisci dicatam Gavini Dunbair sumptibus erexit. Necnon et suis aram in diui Johannis Baptiste honorem omnifariam celamine ve toreumate variegari fecit. Ut sua accurata cura illustribus actis ve factis Gavini Dunber Aberdonensis dudum presulis positus sit finis, hic itaque Alexandri vite terminus erat. Ceterum pauperum omnium et presertim minorum inopie succurrit ; qui quelibet per lustra minorum vsibus quinquaginta erogauit marcas. Ad superos properans quadraginta reliquit. Quam possim amanter vos fratres hortor Gallavay Alexandri exequias celebrare omnes, cui hodie infelix mors exitiale iniecit telum.(1)

Type of dedication
Personal devotion
Confidence
100
Saint named
Francis
Saint details
ST/JD/63
Date low
None
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2769
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Alexander Galloway Male Canon 100 Master Alexander Galloway
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Franciscans Aberdeen Friary NJ942064 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100