Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5790

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Robert, bishop of St Andrews grants to the church of Holy Rood of Edinburgh, and the canons serving God there, the church of Carriden with two carrucates of land and pertinents.

Rodb{er}t{us} d{e}i gr{ati}a humilis minister eccl{es}ie S{an}c{t}i Andree {. . .} me dedisse {e}t p{re}sentis carte munimine confirmasse eccl{esi}e s{an}c{t}e CRUCIS de edenesburch . {e}t canonicis ibide{m} deo seruientib{us} eccl{esi}am de karreden cu{m} duob{us} carrucatis terre . {e}t cu{m} omnib{us} ad ea{m} iuste 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
1159
Entry reference
EN/EW/3462
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