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The Sheriff of Northumberland allows wealth and power to go
to his head — and his digestion.
PostedAugust 10 2022
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Cuthbert’s Box
Paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham
Shortly before Easter, an ivory box went missing from the gifts
presented at the shrine of St Cuthbert.
PostedApril 15 2022
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‘Why Am I Still Lying Here?’
BySt Bede of Jarrow
Cuthbert, struck down by plague, was vexed to find that his brethren had been
praying for him all the previous night.
PostedMarch 19 2021
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Cuthbert’s Christmas
Paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham
One Christmas Eve back in the twelfth century, a monk keeping midnight vigil in
Lindisfarne priory watched spellbound as two great doors opened all by themselves.
PostedDecember 31 2020
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Educating Martin
Paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham
When Sir Rodbert became Brother Martin, he found the change
so difficult that he began to wonder if even the saints were against him.
PostedDecember 1 2020
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Ranulf’s Tooth
Paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham
As he sat in his guest room at Durham Abbey, Ranulf de Capella
could think of nothing but finding someone to rid him of his painful toothache.
