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Aidan of Lindisfarne
Irish monk and saint (died 651) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aidan of Lindisfarne[lower-alpha 1] (Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and travelled ceaselessly throughout the countryside, spreading the gospel to both the Anglo-Saxon nobility and the socially disenfranchised (including children and slaves).
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Born | c. 590 Ireland |
Died | (651-08-31)31 August 651 Parish Churchyard, Bamburgh, Northumberland |
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Major shrine | Originally Lindisfarne Abbey, Northumberland; later disputed between Iona Abbey and Glastonbury Abbey (all destroyed) |
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He is known as the Apostle of Northumbria and is recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and others.