Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5788

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Norman, sheriff of Berwick, grants to the Holy Rood of Edinburgh and the abbot and brothers serving God there, his chapel of Corstorphine.

Norm{anus} vicecomes de Berewic . Om{n}ib{us} hominib{us} suis de Crostorfin : sal{utem} . Sciatis me concessisse . {e}t in perpetua{m} elemosina{m} dedisse . S{an}c{t}e cruci de Edeneb{urc} . {e}t Abb{at}i . {e}t fratrib{us} ibidem deo seruientib{us} . Capella{m} mea{m} de Crostorfin cu{m} om{n}ib{us} rectitudinib{us} capelle eide{m} p{er}tinentib{us} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
None
Date high
1150
Entry reference
EN/EW/3461
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Holyrood Abbey NT269739 Canongate [CGT] Edinburgh 100