A monk living in the tumbledown hermitage that had once belonged to
St Cuthbert reluctantly decided that it needed more than repairs.
paraphrased from an account bySt Bede of Jarrow672-735
St Bede of Jarrow
Imma’s Bonds
Imma claimed to be a harmless peasant, but there was
something about him that Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria, found downright uncanny.
paraphrased from an account bySt Bede of Jarrow672-735
Lives of the Saints
‘Your Child Shall Be Healed’
When the plague once again visited Northumbria, Bishop Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
left his island retreat and brought comfort and healing to the suffering.
bySt Bede of Jarrow672-735
Lives of the Saints
A Quick Study
After the monastery of St Paul in Jarrow was devasted by an epidemic,
the Abbot had only a boy in his early teens to rely on.
bySt Bede of Jarrow672-735
Lives of the Saints
Run for Glory
In a sermon for the Feast of All Saints, eighth-century Northumbrian
monk St Bede explains why it is worth going for the spiritual burn.
bySt Bede of Jarrow672-735
Lives of the Saints
Fight the Good Fight
Eighth-century Northumbrian monk St Bede urged Christians to think
of heaven, and then fight our way there for all we are worth.