Diocese of Lindisfarne
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The Diocese of Lindisfarne was an early medieval Northumbrian bishopric centered on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, renowned as a major cradle of English Christianity and monastic culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Hexham (historical) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diocese
ⓘ
former Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ medieval bishopric ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Viking raids ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Lindisfarne Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedral | Lindisfarne Priory church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyMovedTo |
Chester-le-Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | c. 635 ⓘ |
| firstBishop | Aidan of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
King Oswald of Northumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | precursor of the Diocese of Durham ⓘ |
| importantEvent | Synod of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a cradle of English Christianity
ⓘ
missionary activity in Northumbria ⓘ monastic scholarship ⓘ production of the Lindisfarne Gospels ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Holy Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticTradition |
Celtic Christian tradition
ⓘ
Irish monasticism ⓘ |
| notableBishop |
Aidan of Lindisfarne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colmán of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuthbert of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Eadberht of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Eadfrith of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Eardulf of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Eata of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecgberht of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Finan of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuda of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Viking raid of 793 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Cuthbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySources | Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionEvangelized |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Lindisfarne Priory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorSee |
Bishopric of Chester-le-Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppressed | late 10th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diocese of Hexham (historical)