St. Michael's Parish Church is one of the largest burgh churches in the Church of Scotland. It is one of two parishes serving the West Lothian county town of Linlithgow, the other being St. Ninian's Craigmailen. St Michael is the town's patron saint; the town's motto is "St Michael is kinde to strangers".King David I of Scotland granted a charter for the establishment of the church in 1138. The church was built on the site of an older church and was consecrated in 1242. Following a fire in 1424, most of the present building dates from the mid 15th century, with extensive restorations in the 19th century. Parts of the Church of St Michael were brought into use as they were completed, and the church was completed in 1540. #12th #13th #14th #15th #16th #ancient #arms #britain #british #cammys #cathedral #century #church #coat #crown #gates #historic #kingdom #kirk #linlithgow #michaels #of #old #palace #parish #royal #sandstone #scotland #scottish #st #steeple #uk #united #walls
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