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DE/EW/5239

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Andrew, bishop of Caithness, grants to God and the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, in perpetual alms, for the salvation of the soul of David, king of Scots, and those of his predecessors and successors, and for his own soul, the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunkeld.

Om{n}ib{us} s{an}c{t}e m{at}ris ecc{lesi}e filiis . Andr{eas} d{e}i gr{aci}a Katen' Ep{is}c{opus} Sal{u}t{em} . Et ep{iscop}alem B{e}n{e}d{ictionem} . Noscant ta{m} posteri q{u}am p{re}sentes me dedisse {et} p{re}sentis sc{ri}pti munimine {con}fir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trinitatis de Dunf' in p{er}petua{m} elemosinam pro salute a{n}i{m}e Illust{ri}s Dauid Regis Scoc{ie} {et} p{re}decesso{rum} suo{rum} {et} successo{rum} {et} p{ro} salute a{n}i{m}e mee ecc{lesi}am s{an}c{t}e Trinit{atis} de Dunkeld' {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1150
Entry reference
EN/EW/3129
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
Holy Trinity Dunkeld Church (Parish) NO025425 Dunkeld - Holy Trinity [DKX] Perth 100