Eadberht of Lindisfarne (died 6 May 698), also known as Saint Eadberht, was
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
of
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important ...
, England, from 688 until his death on 6 May 698.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 219]
Life
After the death of
Saint Cuthbert in 687,
Wilfrid
Wilfrid ( – 709 or 710) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and ...
acted as administrator of the see of Lindisfarne. His brief tenure was confrontational. Eadberht was consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne in 688. He is credited with securing the buildings of St. Finan’s wooden church with lead, making them more durable.
["Northern Saints", 'This is Durham', Durham County Council]
/ref> He is also notable as having founded the holy shrine of his predecessor Saint Cuthbert on the island of Lindisfarne, a place that was to become a centre of great pilgrim
A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of ...
age in later years.
It is said that Eadberht favoured poverty and long periods of solitude and devotion as part of his service in the bishopric. He was known for his great knowledge of scripture and for giving a tenth of everything to the poor. When he died he was buried in the same location from which Cuthbert's body had been exhumed earlier the same year. When the monks withdrew from the Island in 875 Eadberht's relics were eventually moved to Durham.Tristram, Kate. "Eadberht", ''Little-Known Saints of the North'', The Holy Isle of Lindisfarne
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Citations
References
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External links
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Catholic Online Saints and Angels
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698 deaths
7th-century English bishops
7th-century Christian saints
Bishops of Lindisfarne
Northumbrian saints
English Christian monks
Year of birth unknown