Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5021

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Pope Innocent IV, desiring that the church dedicated in honour of the Holy Trinity and St Michael, as is asserted, may be frequented with suitable honours, grants 40 days relaxation of penance to those who, penitent and confessed, visit the church on the anniversary of its dedication yearly.

Innocentius Episcopus servus servorum dei dilectis filiis Abbati et conventui de Scona {. . .} Cupientes igitur ut ecclesia vestra in honore Sancte Trinitatis et Sancti Michaelis prout asseritur dedicata congruis honoribus frequentetur . Omnibus vere penitentibus et confessis qui ecclesiam ipsam in anniversario die dedicationis ipsius annis singulis venerabiliter visitarint . omnipotentis dei misericordia et beatorum petri et pauli apostolorum ejus auctoritate confisi xl. dies de injuncta sibi penitentia misericorditer relaxamus {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
3/11/1253
Entry reference
EN/EW/3028
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Scone Abbey NO116264 Scone [SCE] Perth 100