The Story of Holy Island

The Story of Holy Island
Author: Kate Tristram
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2009-06-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1853119458


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Kate Tristam is a well-known island resident whose talks on the history of Lindisfarne hold visitors spellbound. A historian and a priest in the Church of England, she is ideally qualified to tell the remarkable story of this captivating place. From its misty beginnings as part of the mainland in the Stone Age right up to the present day, this popular history covers: its formation as an island, the Roman and Anglo-Saxon eras, the influence of Columba and Iona, Lindisfarne's own apostle, Aidan, the making of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Cuthbert, Cedd, Chad and Aidan's other followers, Hilda and the community at Whitby, Bede and the monastic tradition, the coming of the Vikings, the Benedictine years, the dissolution of the monasteries, and more.


The Story of Holy Island
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Kate Tristram
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-30 - Publisher: Canterbury Press

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