Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5482

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Record of bishop of Glasgow promoting John Forrester, canon of York, to the order of acolyte and other minor orders and at the same time the subdiaconate on the feast day of St Margaret, virgin and martyr which was on 20 July.

M cccc xviij. Die xxvij Julii predictus rev. dom. Johannes episcopus Glasguensis, retulit se ordinasse dom. Johannem Forster, canonicum ecclesie Eborancensis {. . .} ad accolitum et alios minores et subdiaconatus sacros ordines simul, in ecclesia monasterii s. Johannis prope Gebennas, ord. s. Benedicti, die viz. festi s. Margarite virg. et mart., que fuit vicesima mensis Julii xi indictione.

Type of dedication
Dating by feast day
Confidence
100
Saint named
Margaret, virgin and martyr
Saint details
ST/JD/134
Date low
20/7/1418
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3263
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
no locations recorded
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence