Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5361

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Pope Innocent IV writes to the abbot of Dunfermline concerning the canonisation process of St Margaret the Queen.

INnoc{entius} ep{is}c{opus} s{er}u{us} . s{eruorum} . d{e}i dil{e}c{t}o filio . Abb{at}i monast{er}ij de Dunf' i{n} Scoc{ie} Cap{e}ll{an}o n{ost}ro Sal{u}t{em} . {et} ap{osto}lic{am} b{e}n{e}d{ictionem} . Exigentibus tue deuoc{i}o{n}is m{er}itis votis tuis libent{er} annuim{us} . {et} petic{i}ones tuas q{u}antum cu{m} deo possum{us} fauorab{i}lit{er} exaudimus . Cvm g' dil{e}c{ti}s filius n{oste}r . H . tt . s{an}c{t}e Sabine p{res}b{yte}r cardinal{is} cui examinac{i}o{ne}m inquisic{i}o{n}is habite sup{er} vita {et} miraculis b{eat}e memorie Margarite Regine Scoc{ie} co{m}misim{us} q{ua}dam sup{er} eodem negoc{i}o sc{ri}bat ven{er}ab{i}li fr{atr}i n{ost}ro Ep{iscop}o s{an}c{t}i And{ree} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Canonisation request
Confidence
100
Saint named
Margaret the Queen
Saint details
ST/JD/33
Date low
16/9/1249
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3184
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
no locations recorded
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence