Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5375

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William de Oberville, lord of Pittencrieff, grants a coal mine to the abbot and convent of Dunfermline. The charter is dated on the Tuesday before the feast of St Ambrose, bishop and confessor, in 1291.

{. . .} Dat{um} ap{u}d Dunf{er}melyn die martis p{ro}x{im}a ante festum s{an}c{t}i Ambrosii Ep{iscop}i {et} Confessoris . Ann{o} gr{aci}e . mill{es}i{m}o . Ducentesi{m}o . Nonagesi{m}o P{ri}mo .

Type of dedication
Dating by feast day
Confidence
100
Saint named
Ambrose, bishop and confessor
Saint details
ST/JD/175
Date low
3/4/1291
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3195
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