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Title
John Duns Scotus (c.1266–1308)
Date
1966
Accession number
TD11_AM_S009
Acquisition method
commissioned by Duns Community Council
Work type
Statue
Owner
Duns Community Council
Custodian
Duns Community Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1966
Access
at all times
Inscription description
JOHN DUNS SCOTUS / FRANCISCAN AND SUBTLE DOCTOR / WAS BORN IN 1266 / IN THIS TOWN OF DUNS. / HIS LEARNING HAS SHED LUSTRE / ON DUNS AND SCOTLAND / THE TOWN AND LAND / WHICH GAVE HIM BIRTH. / ERECTED BY / THE FRANCISCAN ORDER / ON THIS SEVENTH CENTENARY / OF HIS BIRTH. SEPTEMBER 1966. / SCOTIA HABET CUNAS FAMAM ORBIT / FUNERA RHENUS CAELUM ANIMAM / HIC MAGNI SPIRAT IMAGO VIRI
