Saint Cuthbert

Leaf 336 – Looking Back

 

Lindisfarne, or Holy Island

Having long been fascinated by the Lindisfarne Gospels and the life of Saint Cuthbert, I visited Durham and Lindisfarne in the early 1990s. The Cathedral at Durham is one of the most imposing and atmospheric in the country, and Lindisfarne is one of the most beautiful and rugged, out-of-the-way places on the Northumbrian coast. Consequently, I’ve long thought of Cuthbert as the real patron saint of olde England.

 

 

SAINT CUTHBERT

 

Sleeping under solid stone –

 

A holy spirit

borne by the birds

over Lindisfarne.

 

 

 

Ronald Lampitt - Durham Cathedral

Lindisfarne Photograph Credit: Ian Capper (Geograph)