St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

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Cuthbert and the Iron Grip Clay Lane

A boy goes bird-nesting in Cuthbert’s church, and finds himself all in a heap.

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The Black Rood of Scotland The Rites of Durham

When the Reformers sold off the treasures of Durham Cathedral, they sold a priceless piece of Scottish history into oblivion.

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Cuthbert and Sheriff John Reginald of Durham

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

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Cuthbert’s Box Clay Lane

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

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Felgeld’s Face Clay Lane

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

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Sanctuary! Temple Chevallier

As late as the fifteenth century, criminals on the run could find refuge in the precincts of England’s great churches.

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‘Your Child Shall Be Healed’ 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.

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