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	Lindisfarne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald around AD It became the base for Christian evangelising in the North of England and also sent a successful mission to Mercia.
		Lindisfarne also has the small Lindisfarne Castle, based on a Tudor fort, which was refurbished in the Arts and Crafts style by Sir Edwin Lutyens and has a garden created by Gertrude Jekyll.
		Recently Lindisfarne has become the centre for the revival of Celtic Christianity in the North of England; the minister of the church there is a well-known author of Celtic Christian books and prayers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lindisfarne (1136 words)

	Lindisfarne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He was buried on Lindisfarne, but after the Synod of Whitby (664), St. Colman took some of Aidan's relics to Ireland; the remaining relics were translated to Durham Cathedral for burial with St. Cuthbert who, says Bede, saw Aidan's soul transported to heaven.
		Lindisfarne was abandoned by the monks in 875 when Viking raiders ransacked monasteries and slaughtered the monks, and remained abandoned for over 200 years.
		The incised piers of the Benedictine priory are reminiscent of the piers at Durham Cathedral, the motherhouse of the Benedictines in Northumbria.
	www.ursuline.edu /faculty/ahilfer/lindisfarne.htm (724 words)

	Showcases :: Lindisfarne Gospels
		It was made and used at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, a major religious community that housed the shrine of St Cuthbert, who died in 687.
		The Lindisfarne Gospels, and others like it, helped define the growing sense of ‘Englishness’ - a spirit of national identity that was consolidated by the Venerable Bede, the historian monk, in his ‘History of the English Church and People’, completed in 731.
		Lindisfarne Priory’s remote location on a tidal island off the coast of Northumbria made it very vulnerable to attack by sea.
	www.bl.uk /collections/treasures/lindis.html (1106 words)

	Lindisfarne - OrthodoxWiki
		Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island (variant spelling, Lindesfarne), is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which is connected to the mainland of Northumberland by a causeway, and is cut off twice a day by tides.
		Northumberland's patron saint, Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, was a monk and later abbot of the monastery, and his miracles and life are recorded by the Venerable Bede.
		The ruins of the Benedictine priory on Lindisfarne
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Lindisfarne (599 words)

	Lindisfarne Priory- A Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		After this event, the congregation of Cuthbert fled to Norham with his relics and began a pilgrimage of their own.
		Later they traveled to Ripon in 995, and finally to Durham in 1083; the latter was a Benedictine See.
		The priory, like most other monasteries in England, was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1537.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/lindis/lindisfarne4.htm (291 words)

	Lindisfarne - Holy Island History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lindisfarne's Norman priory stands on the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery founded by St Aidan in A.D 635, on land granted by Oswald, King and Saint of Northumbria.
		Aidan the first Bishop of Lindisfarne, a Scots-Celtic monk from the isle of Iona, travelled widely throughout Northumbria and with the help of King Oswald as interpreter, began the conversion of the pagan Northumbrians to Chrisatianity.
		Lindisfarne Castle was converted into a private residence by the well known British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1903.
	www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Lindisfarne.htm (896 words)

	lindesfarne.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lindisfarne, later known as Holy Island, was one of the most important monasteries in Anglo-Saxon England.
		The Lindisfarne Gospels were probably produced either for the enshrinement of Cuthbert or in response to it.
		Lindisfarne was one of the very first site of cultural importance in Christendom to fall prey to the raids of the Vikings.
	www.clas.ufl.edu /users/hasty/castles/abbeypage/lindesfarne.htm (578 words)

	The Northumbrian Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The spiritual centre of the island is Lindisfarne Priory.
		Lindisfarne's pre-eminence was confirmed by St Cuthbert, who became prior and withdrew to live the life of a hermit on Inner Farne.
		The priory suffered in the Anglo-Scottish wars and in the 14th Century the church was fortified.
	www.northumbrianassociation.co.uk /viewarticle.php?p_article_id=171 (748 words)

	List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII of England in the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
		The list is by no means exhaustive, since over 800 religious houses existed before the Reformation, and virtually every town of any size had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it, and often many small houses of monks, nuns, canons or friars.
		Waltham Abbey (Augustinian) - the last abbey in England to be dissolved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_monasteries_dissolved_by_Henry_VIII_of_England (129 words)

	St Cuthbert biography
		He was sent to the Priory of Lindisfarne to ease the transition to Roman tradition in that house.
		He spent a great deal of his time at Lindisfarne evangelizing among the people of the area, and exercising the tact and patience for which he was renown to lead the conversion to Roman Christianity.
		In 875 the monks of Lindisfarne became alarmed by the threat of Danish invasion.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/saxon/cuthbert.htm (1131 words)

	Holy Island (Lindisfarne) Northumberland
		Holy Island or Lindisfarne as it was originally known, is one of the most important sites in the history Christianity in Britain.
		In 1082 the Benedictines revived the community, renaming Lindisfarne 'Holy Island' to commemorate the holy blood shed during the Viking invasions.
		The priory was once more abandoned, to become a quarry for the new castle being built on the island against possible Scots incursions.
	www.berwick.org.uk /holyisland/holyisland.htm (407 words)

	Keys To The Past, Ref No N5346
		This is the site of the Anglo-Saxon monastery of Lindisfarne and the priory that followed it in the 11th century.
		In 1081 the monastery refounded a Priory on the island.
		The visible remains are all from the Priory which was built in the end of the 11th century and extended in 1140.
	www.keystothepast.info /durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N5346 (343 words)

	Lindsfarne Priory and other local attractions
		Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was the site of one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England.
		From the end of the 8th century, the isolated island with its wealthy monastery proved easy prey for Viking raiders and the monks of the priory were driven out.
		Lindisfarne Priory is managed by English Heritage, admission charges apply.
	www.somewheretogo.co.uk /berwick_attractions.html (82 words)

	Lindisfarne - The Holy Island, St. Cuthbert's Way, Scottish Walks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lindisfarne is the 'Holy Island' of England, as Iona is that of Scotland.
		Both have an atmosphere about them which cannot be described; it is there but you don't know what it is; there is a calm on both islands which pervades the spirit.
		Visible for miles miles around, the castle, situated as it is out on the point, is one of the favourite scenes for painters and photographers.....
	www.scottish-walks.co.uk /cuthbert/lindisfarne (249 words)

	Great-Castles.com - Castle Legends - The Ghost of St. Cuthbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lindisfarne Castle was in ruins and rebuilt by Edward Hudson and Edwin Lutyens in 1902.
		In those early days of pilgrimage, the original Priory was built by monks founded by the evangelist St. Aiden in 635 who was soon followed by St. Cuthbert.
		It is said by islanders that the ghost of St. Cuthbert haunts the ruins of the Priory and the area around the castle.
	www.great-castles.com /lindisfarneghost.html (276 words)

	Destinations UK - Lindisfarne, Northumberland
		The island of Lindisfarne with it's wealthy monastery was a favourite stop-over for Viking raiders from the end of the 8th century.
		Lindisfarne continued as an active religious site from the 12th century until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537.
		Lindisfarne is located off the Northumberland coast, 20 miles north of Alnwick, 13 miles south of Berwick-on-Tweed.
	www.historic-uk.com /DestinationsUK/Lindisfarne.htm (361 words)

	The Orthodox Web Site for information about the faith, life and worship of the Orthodox Church
		The next objective was the Holy Island of Lindisfarne now connected to the mainland by a causeway over which you can drive only at low tide.
		Lindisfarne is often called the cradle of Christianity in this country and St. Aidan has a better claim to be called the apostle of the English than St. Augustine.
		It was a lamp whose rays would illume the civilisation of Western Europe and give Lindisfarne a Golden Age whose afterglow confers upon the little island still an aura, an ambience, of remembered graces.
	home.clara.net /orthodox/northumbria.htm (1184 words)

	Lindisfarne Priory- A Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lindisfarne was founded when King Oswald of Northumbria asked monks from Iona to found a monastery there.
		Aidan selected Lindisfarne in part because it reminded him of his home on Iona, but also because the tides cut the island off twice daily.
		Statue of Aidan in the cemetery at Lindisfarne Priory
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/lindis/lindisfarne.shtml (789 words)

	Lindisfarne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Vikings attack on the holy island of Lindisfarne off the northern coast of Northumbria is the earliest recorded and the best known of the Viking raids in the west.
		For more than one hundred and fifty years, Lindisfarne had been a sanctuary of learning and a repository for riches bequeathed by both the pious and the wicked for the repose of their souls.
		In its chapels and on its altars were golden crucifixes and crosiers, silver pyxes and ciboria, ivory reliquaries, tapestries, and illuminated manuscripts.
	itsa.ucsf.edu /~snlrc/britannia/lindisfarne/lindisfarne.html (895 words)

	Lindisfarne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The priory church became a storehouse and the buildings gradually decayed to their present state.
		The parish church of St. Mary adjacent to the priory contains facsimiles of the world-famous Lindisfarne Gospels, early illuminated manuscripts created under the auspices of St. Cuthbert, a successor of St. Aidan at the monastery.
		Lindisfarne Castle was first mentioned in a survey of 1550 although there is evidence of troops being stationed there a few years earlier during the reign of Henry VIII.
	www.thebournes.demon.co.uk /uk_lfarn.htm (282 words)

	The Cline Family Adventure
		Driving to Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, you have to cross a road that literally is built onto the ocean floor.
		Lindisfarne Priory has been a holy site since AD 635.
		In AD 698, 11 years after his death and burial at the priory, Cuthbert's body was exhumed and found to be miraculously undecayed.
	home.cinci.rr.com /garycline/2004_05_23_ (953 words)

	TableContents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lindisfarne has a rich history, dating back to 635 AD when it was founded by St. Aidan.
		Cuthbert was the most famous prior to serve at Lindisfarne; however, it wasn't until after his death that his legacy truly began.
		The Viking raids in 793 didn't completely destroy the priory, but their raids in the 800s forced the monks to flee Holy Island.
	www.gettysburg.edu /academics/english/britain/anglo-saxon/lindis/TableContents.html (177 words)

	BBC Cumbria - louder - Lindisfarne
		Lindisfarne make a long overdue return to Carlisle on Friday 31 October where they will perform their unique style of folk-based rock at the Sands Centre.
		The 90's saw a re-awakening of interest in roots-based, 'unplugged' music and Lindisfarne found a new generation of fans warming to their sound.
		Their 1998 studio album, 'Here Comes The Neighbourhood', was received as enthusiastically as anything from the band's past and Lindisfarne's most recent album, 'Promenade' released in March 2002 sees them acknowledged as creators at the cutting edge of their field.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cumbria/entertainment/louder/love/lindisfarne/index.shtml (325 words)

	Channel 4 – Time Team
		Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, is a small island situated in a spectacular location off the coast of Northumberland.
		The name Lindisfarne is associated with the 'Golden Age' of Northumbria, as recounted by the Venerable Bede, and many beautiful works of art were produced in the Anglo-Saxon monastery, including the Lindisfarne Gospels, which are probably the finest illuminated English manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
		It provides a fully illustrated tour of the priory as it can be seen today, and an account of the history of Lindisfarne, complete with artwork reconstructions showing how the site looked at various points during its history.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/archive/2001ho_1.html (1049 words)

	The Viking Raids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The first great Viking raid occurred in 793, when the hammer of the north countries fell upon the church at Lindisfarne, ringing a note that tolled for the death of the Northumbrian Renaissance.
		Many of the monks at Lindisfarne were killed in the assault, but the priory was not abandoned.
		The building of the church at Lindisfarne was heavily influenced by that of Durham Cathedral, and many points of its architecture, such as its cylindrical pillars, are reminiscent of the design used at Durham.
	www.gettysburg.edu /academics/english/britain/anglo-saxon/lindis/TheVikingRaids.html (577 words)

	Christian Heritage Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 208) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Priory became one of the most important seats of Christian learning in Western Europe, its greatest bishop being St Cuthbert.
		A deserted Augustinian Priory founded in 1135 and restored in the 19th Century in a lovely setting beside the river Coquet.
		This new priory was itself destroyed by Henry VIII in the 16th century and the stones were used to build Lindisfarne Castle.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/goldenag.html (1581 words)

	Lindisfarne Priory & Museum on Holy Island - Home of the Lindisdarne Gospels - Northumbria - UK Attraction
		Lindisfarne was the site of one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England.
		Unfortunately the site was easy prey for Viking raiders and it wasn’t until the 12th century that monks re-established Lindisfarne Priory on the island.
		The monks of Lindisfarne later produced the colourful Lindisfarne Gospels which are amongst the most famous religious texts in the world.
	www.ukattraction.com /northumbria/lindisfarne-priory.htm (228 words)

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