Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5795

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Thor, son of Sweyn, grants to God, the church of Holy Rood of Edinburgh and the brothers serving God there, the whole grant which he has in the church of Tranent.

Thor filius Swani {. . .} dedisse Et concessisse p{ro} salute anime mee Et antecesso{rum} meo{rum} in p{er}petuam elemosinam deo Et eccl{es}ie s{an}c{t}e crucis de Edenesburc{h} Et fr{atri}b{us} ibidem deo seruientib{us} . totu{m} illud donationis q{u}od uidebar habere in eccl{es}ia de Treuernent {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
None
Date high
24/1/1162
Entry reference
EN/EW/3464
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