Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5351

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Pope Alexander III writes to Geoffrey, abbot of the monastery of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, to confirm the churches, lands, and other possessions of the monastery. Mention is made of the church of St Leonard.

Alexander Ep{is}c{opus} s{er}uus s{er}uo{rum} d{e}i . Dil{e}c{t}is . Galfrido abb{at}i monast{er}ij s{an}c{t}e Tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {. . .} Ecc{lesi}am s{an}c{t}i Leonardi {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Leonard
Saint details
ST/JD/29
Date low
None
Date high
7/6/1163
Entry reference
EN/EW/3176
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St Leonard Perth Church (Other) NO112229 Perth [PTH] Perth 100