| Saint Bartholomew of Farne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Whitby, Northumbria, England |
| Died | 1193 Farne Islands, England |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 24 June |
Bartholomew of Farne was a Benedictine hermit. Born Tostig, to parents of Scandanvian origin, in Whitby, Northumbria, England. He changed his name while still a child to William. He then travelled through Europe, possibly to escape marriage.[1] He returned to England to enter a Benedictine monastery, at Durham. It was hear that he received a vision of St. Cuthbert, and then decided to inhabtit Cuthbert's old cell on the island of Farne. There he remained for the remaining 42 years of his life.[2]