Eadberht of Lindisfarne
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| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Lindisfarne |
| Title | Bishop of Lindisfarne |
| Period in office | 688–698 |
| Predecessor | Saint Cuthbert |
| Successor | Saint Eadfrith |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | May 6, 698 |
| Eadberht of Lindisfarne | |
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| Died | May 6, 698 |
| Feast | May 6 |
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Eadberht of Lindisfarne (died May 6, 698) also known as Saint Eadberht was Bishop of Lindisfarne, England, from 688 until 698.[1] He is notable as having founded the holy shrine to his predecessor Saint Cuthbert on the island of Lindisfarne, a place that was to become a centre of great pilgrimage in later years.
It is said that Eadberht favoured poverty and long periods of solitude and devotion as part of his service in the bishopric. When he died he was buried in the same location from which Cuthbert's body had been exhumed earlier the same year.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 238
[edit] References
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
[edit] External links
- Patron Saints Index
- Catholic Online Saints and Angels
- Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Eadberht
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by Saint Cuthbert |
Bishop of Lindisfarne 688 - 698 |
Succeeded by Saint Eadfrith |
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Eadberht |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lindisfarne; Saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 698 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
