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  Saint Cuthbert - LoveToKnow 1911
According to the extant Lives he was led to take the monastic vows by a vision at the death of bishop Aidan, and the date of his entry at Melrose would be 651.
Another Cuthbert was bishop of Hereford from 736 to about 740, and archbishop of Canterbury from the latter date until his death in October 758.
There are several lives of St Cuthbert, the best of which is the prose life by Bede, which is published in Bede's Opera, edited by J. Stevenson (1841).
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Saint_Cuthbert   (299 words)

  
  St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
The Venerable Bede wrote two vitae of the saint and presumes his English birth, speculating that Cuthbert was born of lowly parentage in the neighborhood of Mailros (Melrose), because he used to tend sheep on the mountainside near that monastery.
Eata became Bishop of Hexham, and Cuthbert was consecrated Bishop of Lindisfarne by the archbishop of Canterbury with six bishops in attendance at York.
Cuthbert is the patron of shepherds and sailors, and he is said to have appeared in the midst of violent ocean storms, sometimes using his crozier as an oar to save struggling seamen from shipwreck.
allsaintsbrookline.org /celtic/saints/cuthbert.html   (1233 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Cuthbert
Cuthbert, who accepted the decision, was sent by St.
In 1542 it was plundered of all its treasures, but the monks had already hidden the saint's body in a secret place.
In 1827 the Anglican clergy of the cathedral found a tomb alleged to be that of the saint, but the discovery was challenged by Dr.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04578a.htm   (1512 words)

  
 Saint Cuthbert Mayne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Saint Cuthbert Mayne, although his death was spectacular, was in fact a rather simple and ordinary man who lived up to his vocation as a priest.
Cuthbert Mayne was the proto-martyr of the seminary priests.
Cuthbert was out of town at the time, and when his friends got word to him that he was a wanted man, he fled the country.
www.sspx.ca /Angelus/1978_July/Saint_Cuthbert_Mayne.htm   (1613 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 20
Anastasius was the archimandrite (superior) of the laura (a cluster of hermitages) of Saint Sabas in Jerusalem.
Saint Tuda was consecrated bishop in his place, while Eata was named abbot and Cuthbert prior of Lindisfarne, a small island joined to the coast at low tide.
Sometimes styled either a saint or a beatae, Remigius was a son of Duke Hugh of Alsace and a nephew of Saint Ottilien.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0320.htm   (6208 words)

  
 St. Cuthbert
Cuthbert washed the feet of others and served them with wonderful humility and meekness, always remembering that Christ himself is served in his members: and he was most careful that the functions of Martha should never impair his spirit of recollection.
Cuthbert built himself a hut with a wall and trench about it, and, by his prayers, obtained a well of fresh water in his own cell.
When the shrine of the saint was plundered and demolished by the order of King Henry VIII, the body of St. Cuthbert, which was found still entire, as Harpsfield testifies, met with greater regard than many others; for it was not burnt, as were those of St. Edmund, king and martyr, St. Thomas, and others.
www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/CUTHBERT.htm   (2245 words)

  
 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria.
Cuthbert was of Northumbrian origin, probably from the neighbourhood of Dunbar at the mouth of the Firth of Forth in modern-day Scotland.
In 1104 Cuthbert's tomb was opened again and his relics translated to a new shrine behind the altar of the recently completed Cathedral.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cuthbert_of_Lindisfarne   (1444 words)

  
 Tyalgum Press
Written for the celebrations of one thousand years of the Diocese of Durham in 1995, this oratorio tells the story of Saint Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne in the seventh century, whose remains were carried to Durham by the Lindisfarne monks, fleeing Viking invaders.
Cuthbert tells the angel of a storm which wrecked a boat full of “holy men” at the mouth of the River Tyne, whilst the local people stood by and jeered.
Cuthbert is enthroned in a blaze of trumpet fanfares.
www.tyalgumpress.com /opus/saintcuthbert.htm   (436 words)

  
 Saint Cuthbert
Cuthbert did not restrict his teaching to the monastery, but worked to rouse the ordinary folk far and near to exchange their foolish customs for heavenly ones.
Profoundly reluctant, Cuthbert at last bowed to the unanimous decision of the whole assembly, and was persuaded to assume his new.
Cuthbert died on Farne Island, and had at first asked the brethren to bury him there in the place where he had served God for so long, but at length he had yielded to their entreaties, and his body was taken back to Lindisfarne and buried inside the church.
www.geocities.com /netherdenton/Stcuth.htm   (903 words)

  
 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Saint Cuthbert is possibly the most venerated saint in England, especially in the northern part of the country, where he was a very active missionary.
Thus, on Easter Sunday 685, Cuthbert was consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne by Saint Theodore archbishop of Canterbury, with six bishops in attendance at York.
Cuthbert was the Apostle of the Lowlands, renowned for his vigor and good-humor; he outstripped his fellow monks in visiting the loneliest and most dangerous outposts from cottage to cottage from Berwick to Solway Firth to bring the Good News of Christ.
www.lyon.edu /webdata/users/jchiaromonte/cuthbert5.htm   (2704 words)

  
 Saint Cuthbert
Saint Cuthbert is worshipped in rural and urban areas in the central Flanaess, in particular Greyhawk, the Wild Coast, Urnst, and Verbobonc.
The priesthood of Saint Cuthbert is divided into three orders: the Order of the Billets, defenders of the faith and ministers to the faithful, the Order of the Chapeaux, proselytizers of the unconverted, and the Order of the Stars, who maintain doctrinal purity within the Church.
Saint Cuthbert's priests are on very good terms with Rao, to the extent that the Canon of Veluna (Hazen) actually follows Saint Cuthbert instead of Rao.
www.cmc.net /~rtaylor/greyhawk/gods/stcuthbert2.html   (410 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 30
Saint Arnold was a Benedictine of the abbey of Saint Nicasius at Rheims when he was appointed abbot of Gemblours (Benedictines).
Saint Cuthbert was raised as a Protestant by his uncle, a schismatic priest.
Thus, Cuthbert was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Launceston on November 25 on the charge of treason because he was a priest who refused to accept the supremacy of Queen Elizabeth I in ecclesiastical matters.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1130.htm   (2290 words)

  
 St Cuthberts Way
St Cuthbert's Way is a 62-mile (100 km) walk through attractive and highly varied countryside between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne (Holy Island) off the coast of Northumberland.
Cuthbert was a native of the Borders who spent his life in the service of the church.
He was called a saint eleven years after his death, when his coffin was opened and his remains found to be perfectly preserved.
www.st-cuthberts-way.co.uk   (285 words)

  
 About Saint Cuthbert, St. Cuthbert's Way, Scottish Walks
Saint Cuthbert, after whom the 'way' is named, and to whom Maxton Kirk is dedicated, was born about the year AD 634.
Cuthbert was less than happy at Ripon, and as soon as possible he returned to Melrose.
In 661, Melrose was struck by plague, afflicting Cuthbert and killing St Boisil, whom Cuthbert succeeded as prior.
www.scottish-walks.co.uk /cuthbert/about.html   (384 words)

  
 St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne - explorefaith
Saint Cuthbert lived in the seventh century in the area that is now northern England and southern Scotland.
Cuthbert was something of an introvert; he was a person whose spirit was quickened by silence and solitude.
Cuthbert is dear to me because, though his stories are often embellished, he comes through as a real human being, dealing with tensions within himself and within his society.
www.explorefaith.org /saints/cuthbert.html   (869 words)

  
 the Guild of St Cuthbert: About our Patron Saint
Cuthbert, for whom the Guild is named, was an English bishop in the 7th century.
Cuthbert was born in Northumbria around the year 630, and grew up as shepherd, but entered into monastic life early, according to Bede.
Cuthbert was once walking with an attendant, and when they became hungry, he told his attendant to have faith in God, for God would find the means to provide them food.
www.stcuthbertsguild.com /saint.html   (384 words)

  
 Corvus '94 - Tomb of Cuthbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Cuthbert was born in 635 AD near Melrose in Scotland of humble parentage.
Cuthbert remained Prior a Lindisfarne until 676 AD, when he retired to the nearby island of Inner Farne in order to live the life of a hermit.
Cuthbert's remains - together with the head of the warrior king St. Oswald - were placed in a specially built shrine in the new Cathedral in 1104.
members.aol.com /corvus1994/cut.htm   (1286 words)

  
 the Guild of St Cuthbert: About our Patron Saint
Cuthbert, for whom the Guild is named, was an English bishop in the 7th century.
Cuthbert was born in Northumbria around the year 630, and grew up as shepherd, but entered into monastic life early, according to Bede.
Cuthbert was once walking with an attendant, and when they became hungry, he told his attendant to have faith in God, for God would find the means to provide them food.
www.wonderland.com /cuthbert/saint.html   (384 words)

  
 Ward Kelley -- A Man and His Poetry
Saint Cuthbert (c.635-687) was an English monk, hermit, and bishop of Lindisfarne.
When Christians who were regarded as saints during their own lifetimes died in the Middle Ages, the custom was to bury them in an earth grave so that the flesh might rot and the bones could be raised, wrapped in silks, then placed in a shrine.
In 698 Cuthbert’s body was exhumed but was found to be incorrupt, a further sign of sainthood.
www.wardkelley.com /cuthbert.html   (160 words)

  
 Old English: 1828, Saint Cuthbert .   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Saint Cuthbert: with an account of the state in which his remains were found upon the opening of his tomb in Durham cathedral, in the year MDCCCXXVII.
He was declared a saint after his death when his body was exhumed and found incorrupt; his body was translated several times due to Viking raids, but it eventually found a permanent home in Durham Cathedral, where it remains to this day.
Most of our information about Cuthbert comes from an anonymous vita by a monk of Lindisfarne, as well as an opus geminatum (paired prose and verse versions of the same work) by the Venerable Bede, who also gave Cuthbert a prominent place in his Ecclesiastical History.
www.rarebooks.nd.edu /exhibits/fructus/old_english/1828raine.html   (211 words)

  
 St Cuthbert's Website : Celtic Way - Saint Cuthbert
In or around the year 634 AD, Cuthbert was born in the Lammermuir Hills region where he later worked as a shepherd.One night, by the River Leader, he became aware of a great light, stretching between earth and sky.The light faded and Cuthbert was left to wonder the meaning of the vision he had witnessed.
Cuthbert was sent to Lindisfarne as Prior and won the respect of his monks and of the people he met in his mission work.On foot and on horseback he travelled the whole length and breadth of Northumbria which, at that time, stretched from the River Tees to the Firth of Forth.
Cuthbert was reputed to have the gift of healing and so, wherever he went, people would flock to him in scenes reminiscent of the Gospel Ministry of Jesus.Bede tells us that no one took home with them the burden that they came with.
www.st-cuthberts.net /cuddy.htm   (607 words)

  
 SAINTS AND FEASTS
Saint Cuthbert was born in Britain about the year 635, and became a monk in his youth at the monastery of Melrose by the River Tweed.
Because of the miracles he wrought both during his life and at his tomb after his death, he is called the "Wonderworker of Britain." The whole English people honoured him, and kings were both benefactors to his shrine and suppliants of his prayers.
It is believed that after this the holy relics of Saint Cuthbert were hidden to preserve them from further desecration.
www.goarch.org /en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=2366   (325 words)

  
 March 20 Saint   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The child said, "Cuthbert, how can you waste your time playing games when you have been chosen to be a priest and a bishop?" Cuthbert was confused and very impressed.
Cuthbert did not know how this all involved him, but he made up his mind about his life's vocation and entered a monastery.
Cuthbert went out of his way to be kind and loving with his people.
www.tntt.org /vni/tlieu/saints/St0320.htm   (318 words)

  
 Cuthbert, Saint - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Cuthbert, Saint, c.AD 635-AD 687, Celtic monk, bishop at Lindisfarne (685-86).
Cuthbert preached for some years in his native Scotland, especially to the Picts of Galloway.
The Legend of St Cuthbert's Beads: A Palaeontological and Geological Perspective.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-cuthbert.html   (291 words)

  
 Saints
Cuthbert was one of the greatest saints and missionaries.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (patron saint of the clergy, students and craftsmen)
Saint Mildred was the daughter of King Merewald and the sister of Saint Milburga.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /bearathought/saints.htm   (386 words)

  
 "Cuthbert of Lindisfarne"
To the monks of Lindisfarne this was a clear sign that Cuthbert was now a saint in heaven and they, as the saint's community, should declare this to the world.
We believe that during these years the beautiful manuscript known as 'The Lindisfarne Gospels' was made, to be used for the first time at the great ceremony of the Elevation.
The declaration of Cuthbert's sainthood was to be a day of joy and thanksgiving.
www.lindisfarne.org.uk /general/cuddy2.htm   (616 words)

  
 St. Cuthbert: Celtic Hermit of Lindesfarne - Articles - House of Hermits - Hermitary
When he had the opportunity, he also laid fast hold upon the way of life of a hermit, and delighted to stay in solitude for no short space of time and to be silent and apart from the conversation of mankind for the sake of the sweetness of meditating on God.
Cuthbert's days on the island were busy with visitors from near and far seeking his advice and consolation, a typical pattern for Christian hermits throughout the Middle Ages.
Though sparse in information, the tradition of Cuthbert as hermit reveals all the essential elements by which hermits were favorably viewed in the early and central Middle Ages, even to the detail of the tears drawn from his eyes when taken so reluctantly from his solitary happiness.
www.hermitary.com /articles/cuthbert.html   (582 words)

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