David II's Chapel Royal at St Monans in the context of medieval pilgrimage
This paper examines the medieval parish church at St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife, considering what its architecture tells us about the flourishing pilgrimage culture in the area during the medieval period. The structure remaining today mostly dates to the re-foundation of an earlier shrine to St...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Press
[2017]
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The Innes review
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-131 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KBF British Isles KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
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B David II B Shrine B Forth B Pilgrimage B St Monans |
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| Summary: | This paper examines the medieval parish church at St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife, considering what its architecture tells us about the flourishing pilgrimage culture in the area during the medieval period. The structure remaining today mostly dates to the re-foundation of an earlier shrine to St Monan by King David II in the 1360s. The construction and circumstances of this donation are discussed to gain an impression of how David's Chapel Royal originally appeared. Its location was also important, and the spread of St Monan's cult around his shrine is addressed, alongside its role within the wider network of Scottish pilgrimage. These factors combine to explain why this small Fife fishing village retains one of Scotland's grandest medieval parish churches. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5219 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Innes review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/inr.2017.0141 |