Aidan of Lindisfarne ( Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and travelled ceaselessly throughout the countryside, spreading the gospel to both the Anglo-Saxon nobility and the socially disenfranchised (including children and slaves).
He is known as the Apostle of Northumbria and is recognised as a
saint by the
Catholic Church, the
Eastern Orthodox Church, the
Anglican Communion, and others. (
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Attributes: Monk holding a flaming torch; stag
Patronage:
Northumbria;
Firefighters
Aidan of Lindisfarne ( Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and travelled ceaselessly throughout the countryside, spreading the gospel to both the Anglo-Saxon nobility and the socially disenfranchised (including children and slaves).
He is known as the Apostle of Northumbria and is recognised as a
saint by the
Catholic Church, the
Eastern Orthodox Church, the
Anglican Communion, and others. (
Full article...)
Attributes: Monk holding a flaming torch; stag
Patronage:
Northumbria;
Firefighters