The Sheriff of Northumberland allows wealth and power to go
to his head — and his digestion.
byReginald of Durham?-?1190
Lives of the Saints
Cuthbert’s Box
Shortly before Easter, an ivory box went missing from the gifts
presented at the shrine of St Cuthbert.
paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham?-?1190
Lives of the Saints
Felgeld’s Face
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
County Durham
Sanctuary!
As late as the fifteenth century, criminals on the run could find
refuge in the precincts of England’s great churches.
byTemple Chevallier1794-1873
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
‘Why Am I Still Lying Here?’
Cuthbert, struck down by plague, was vexed to find that his brethren had been
praying for him all the previous night.