1

Cuthbert and Sheriff John

By Reginald of Durham

The Sheriff of Northumberland allows wealth and power to go to his head — and his digestion.

2

Cuthbert’s Box

Paraphrased from an account by Reginald of Durham

Shortly before Easter, an ivory box went missing from the gifts presented at the shrine of St Cuthbert.

3

Felgeld’s Face

Paraphrased from an account by St Bede of Jarrow

A monk living in the tumbledown hermitage that had once belonged to St Cuthbert reluctantly decided that it needed more than repairs.

4

‘Your Child Shall Be Healed’

By St Bede of Jarrow

When the plague once again visited Northumbria, Bishop Cuthbert of Lindisfarne left his island retreat and brought comfort and healing to the suffering.

5

‘Why Am I Still Lying Here?’

By St Bede of Jarrow

Cuthbert, struck down by plague, was vexed to find that his brethren had been praying for him all the previous night.

6

Cuthbert’s Christmas

Paraphrased from an account by Reginald 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.