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Friday, April 14, 2023
The Holy Island
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When King Oswald of Northumbria invited St. Aidan to come from Iona in 634-5 CE and start a monastery, Aidan chose an island off the northea...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
St. Cuthbert
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After the conversion to Christianity of King Edwin of Northumbria in 627 CE, his people followed suit. About 634, Cuthbert was born to a wel...
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Lindisfarne
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In 635 CE, St. Aidan (c.?-651) was sent from the monastery on the island of Iona by King Oswald to re-Christianize England. He chose to foun...
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