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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST NICHOLAS CHURCH | St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr McCulloch (E.Ch.) [East Church] Revd. [Reverend] Mr Forsyth (W.Ch.) [West Church] Mr A Scatterty (Verger) Annals of Aberdeen (Kennedy's) |
075 | "The town of Aberdeen was origina [originally] comprehended in one parish distinguished by the name of St Nicholas. The church was dedicated to that Saint, (St Nicholas was Bishop of Myra a city in Lycia, a province [in] Asia Minor, he lived about the beginning of the fourth Century.) who was also patron of the barony. This was the earliest ecclesiastical establishment of the place and the on [only] one in it at the epoch of the Reformation. The period of its foundation being very remote, cannot be ascertained, but the Church was of considerable antiquity and seemed to have been in a flourishing state in the |
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