Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5775

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David I makes grant in honour of the Holy Cross, St Mary the virgin, and All Saints to the church of the Holy rood of Edinburgh. The grant includes the church of St Cuthbert with its parish; the two chapels pertaining to the church of St Cuthbert; and the teind of fishing which pertains to the church of St Cuthbert.

In nomine d{omi}ni n{ost}ri i{e}h{s}u xpi . {e}t in honore S{an}c{t}e Crucis . {e}t S{an}c{t}e Marie uirginis . omniumq{ue} sc{ot}o{rum} . Ego . D{aui}D . d{e}i gr{aci}a rex scotto{rum} regali auctoritate {. . .} omnia subscripta concedo eccl{es}ie S{an}c{t}e crucis edwinesburgensi . {e}t pace p{er}petua confirmo {. . .} {e}t ecclesiam s{an}c{t}i cvthberti cu{m} parochia {e}t omnib{us} reb{us} que eidem ecclesie p{er}tinent {. . .} uia{m} qua itur ad eccl{es}iam s{an}c{t}i cvthberti {. . .} {e}t cum duabus capellis que ad eande{m} eccl{es}iam S{an}c{t}i Cuthb{er}ti p{er}tinent {. . .} {e}t cum tota decima tocius piscationis que ad aeccl{es}iam S{an}c{t}i Cuthberti p{er}tinet {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Cross
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
1141
Date high
24/8/1147
Entry reference
EN/EW/3457
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King David I Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 King of Scots 1124 to 1153; the last of the sons of Malcolm III, and Queen Margaret (the saint). Prince of Cumbria from c.1113.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Holyrood Abbey NT269739 Canongate [CGT] Edinburgh 100