Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5203

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Alexander, king of Scots, son of King Alexander, confirms to God, the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, that grant which Malcolm of Moray, knight, made to them of the land of Beath Wester.

Alex{ander} dei gr{aci}a Rex Scott{orum} filiu{s} Alexandri illust{ri}s Reg{is} Scott{orum} . Om{n}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} hominib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue sal{ute}m . Sciant p{re}sentes {e}t fut{ur}i nos co{n}cessisse {e}t hac p{re}senti carta n{ost}ra confirmasse deo et ecc{lesi}e S{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis de du{n}fermely{n} {e}t monachis ibid{em} d{e}o seruientib{us} {e}t in p{er}petuu{m} s{er}uitur{is} donac{i}one{m} illam q{u}am Malcolm{us} de Morauia miles eisd{em} fecit de t{er}ra de beth occidentali {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
10/3/1276
Entry reference
EN/EW/3113
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