Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5220

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Hugh, bishop of St Andrews confirms to the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, the church of Melville with its pertinents, which Galfridus de Malevin granted to them, and the church of Caldor with its pertinents, which Earl Duncan granted to them. He also confirms all their other churches.

Hvg{o} dei gr{aci}a Ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}i Andr{ee} hu{m}il{is} minist{er} . O{mn}ib{us} S{an}c{t}e m{at}ris ecc{lesi}e filiis Sal{utem} . Sciant ta{m} post{er}i q{u}am p{re}sentes nos conces{sis}se {et} p{re}sentis sc{ri}pti munimi{n}e {con}fir{mas}se Ecc{lesi}e s{ancti} Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' {et} monachis ibide{m} deo s{er}uientib{us} ecc{lesi}am de Maleuill cu{m} o{mn}ib{us} ad eam iuste p{er}tinentib{us} . q{u}am Galf{ri}d{us} de maleuin eis dedit {con}cessit {et} {con}firmauit . Concessimus {e}t{iam} {et} p{re}sentis sc{ri}pti munimi{n}e {con}firmauim{us} eisdem mo{na}chis ecc{lesi}am de Kaledoure cu{m} o{mn}ib{us} ad ea{m} iuste p{er}tinentib{us} . q{u}am Comes Dunc{anus} eis dedit . {con}cessit . {et} {con}fir{ma}uit {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1188
Entry reference
EN/EW/3122
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