Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5515

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Letter describes the relics of St Andrew at the cathedral: the right arm of St Andrew the apostle from his shoulder to the elbow, three fingers of his right hand, his right kneecap, along with a tooth and another bone from his head. There then follow various descriptions and verses relating to St Andrew.

{. . .} Cum igitur ecclesia cathedralis Sanctiandree sit principalior et solempnior et quasi ecclesia metropolitana et sedes apostolica in omni Scottorum terra, in qua ex divina iussione et angelica nunciacione brachium dextrum beati Andree apostoli ab humero usque ad cubitum, et tres digiti manus eius dextre, et patella de genu eius dextro, cum uno dente et alio osse de capite eius glorioso, in permaxima veneracione et honore habentur et habebuntur usque ad ultimum diem seculi {. . .}

Type of dedication
Relics
Confidence
100
Saint named
Andrew the apostle
Saint details
ST/JD/3
Date low
None
Date high
1443
Entry reference
EN/EW/3273
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Cathedral St Andrews Cathedral NO513166 St Andrews [SAW] Fife 100