Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5161

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, king of Scots, grants to God, the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the abbot and monks serving God there, Gillandreas mac Suthen and his children.

Will{elmus} d{e}i gra{ci}a Rex . Scot{orum} . o{mn}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} . ho{mini}b{us} . toci{us} t{er}re sue cl{er}icis {et} laic{is} sal{utem} . Sciant pre{sen}tes {et} fu{tu}ri . me de{dis}se . {et} con{cessis}se {et} hac carta m{e}a confir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {et} abb{at}i {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} i{n} lib{er}am {et} p{er}pe{tu}a{m} elemo{si}nam Gillandrea{m} mac suthen {et} ei{us} lib{er}os {et} illos eis quietos clamasse de me {et} h{er}edib{us} meis in p{er}petuum {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1180
Entry reference
EN/EW/3097
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100