Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4750

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Notarial instrument of 1 October 1451 citing charter of King Alexander II dated 9 July 1233 whereby Alexander grants to God, St Mary, the church of Coupar and the monks, for the endowment of its church, which he has caused to be dedicated, the underwritten lands in Glenisla: Bellaty, Freuchie, Craignity, Inverarity, and Forter.

{. . .} Alexander . . . Rex Scotorum omnibus . . . salutem / Sciant presentes et futuri nos dedisse . . . deo et beate marie et ecclesie de Cupre et monachis . . . in dotem eiusdem ecclesie quam dedicari fecimus terras subscriptas in glenylef Belatty ffrohym Cragneuethyn Innerthariadethin ffortouth {. . . }

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
9/7/1233
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2912
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King Alexander II Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 Only son of William I (the Lion) and Ermengarde. King of Scots, 4 Dec. 1214 to 8 July 1249. ODNB, 'Alexander II'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Coupar Angus Abbey NO2240 Coupar [CPR] Perth 100