Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5218

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Richard, bishop of St Andrews, grants to God, the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, the church of Kinghorn wester in free and perpetual alms.

RIc{ardus} dei gr{aci}a ecc{lesi}e b{eat}i Andr{ee} humil{is} minister . vniu{er}sis s{an}c{t}e mat{ri}s ecc{lesi}e filiis Sal{utem} . Sciant tam post{er}i q{u}am p{re}sentes nos de{dis}se . {et} con{cessis}se {et} hac carta n{ost}ra confir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' {et} mo{na}chis ibide{m} deo s{er}uientib{us} {et} s{er}uituris Ecc{lesi}am de kingorn occidentali in lib{er}am {et} p{er}petuam elemosinam cum om{n}ib{us} eide{m} ecc{lesi}e iuste p{er}tine{n}tib{us} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1178
Entry reference
EN/EW/3120
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