DE/JD/5790
dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)Jonathan, bishop of Dunblane, after expressing his joy at the piety of earl Gilbert and Matilda the countess, as shown in founding the monastery, makes known that he confirms to Inchaffray and its inhabitants, dwelling ther in the service of God, all its possessions, immunities, and goods of all kinds, whether in churches, or tithes, or farms, or obventions. He declares that the place called in the Scottish tongue Inchaffray is assigned for ever to the exercise of religion accorging to the rule of St Augustine. He then specifies by name the four churches: St Cathan of Aberuthven, St Patrick of Strageath, St Kessog of Auchterarder, and St Bean of Kinkell
Ionathas Dei gratia episcopus de Stradern [. . .] Possessiones autem in nostra diocesi prefato loco [i.e. Inche Affren] assignatas; propriis hic duximus annotare nominibus, ecclesiam sancti Kattani de Aberruotheuen, ecclesiam sancti Patricii de Strufkead, ecclesiam sancti Mechessoch de Eohterardeuar, ecclesiam sancti Beani de Kinkelle [. . .].
- Type of dedication
- Church dedication
- Confidence
- 100
- Saint named
- Cathan
- Saint details
- ST/JD/8
- Date low
- None
- Date high
- 1200
- Entry reference
- EN/JD/3455
- Notes
- None