Prefatory Note
The
object of the volume is two-fold. In the first
place, to give some account of the Cathedrals,
Parish and Collegiate Churches, Chapels, Hospitals,
and Monasteries under the invocation of Saints
mentioned in Holy Scripture; and, in the second
place, to trace the influence that these Saints have
had on ecclesiastical festivals, usages, and
symbolism. In a future volume I hope to consider the
non-Scriptural dedications.
I am indebted to Mr. David Douglas for his courtesy
in allowing me to use the map reproduced from Dr. W.
F. Skene’s Celtic Scotland, and the stamp of the
Calvary Cross and Sword from Mr. T. S. Muir’s
Ecclesiological Notes.
