Lindisfarne Priory
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Lindisfarne Priory is a historic medieval monastic site on Holy Island off the northeast coast of England, renowned as an early center of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria and a target of the first major Viking raid in 793 AD.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lindisfarne Priory canonical | 9 |
| Lindisfarne monastery | 3 |
| Lindisfarne Monastery | 1 |
| Lindisfarne village | 1 |
| Shrine of St Cuthbert | 1 |
| monastery at Lindisfarne | 1 |
| monastery of Lindisfarne | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastic site
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ ruined monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lindisfarne Gospels
ⓘ
Aidan of Lindisfarne ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
Saint Cuthbert ⓘ |
| attackDate | 793 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Vikings ⓘ |
| category |
Christian monasteries in Northumberland
ⓘ
Viking Age in England ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| denomination |
Celtic Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| dissolvedUnder | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being an early centre of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
being the target of the first major Viking raid in England ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Aidan of Lindisfarne
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
|
| foundedIn | 635 ⓘ |
| foundedUnderPatronageOf |
Oswald of Northumbria
ⓘ
surface form:
King Oswald of Northumbria
|
| function |
monastic community
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
church ruins
ⓘ
cloister ruins ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| isOnTidalIsland | true ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Holy Island Priory
ⓘ
Lindisfarne Priory ⓘ
surface form:
Lindisfarne Monastery
|
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Northumbria
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
England ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Holy Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| near | North Sea ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Viking invasions of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking raid of 793
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Island ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 7th century to 16th century ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
monastery of Lindisfarne
this entity surface form:
Lindisfarne monastery
this entity surface form:
Shrine of St Cuthbert
this entity surface form:
monastery at Lindisfarne
this entity surface form:
Lindisfarne monastery
this entity surface form:
Lindisfarne village
this entity surface form:
Lindisfarne Monastery
this entity surface form:
Lindisfarne monastery