Saint Cuthbert (c. 634 – 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk bishop and hermit associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in what might loosely be termed the Kingdom of Northumbria in the Northeast of England. After his death he became one of the most important medieval saints of Northern England with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of northern England.
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birth date
0634-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Northumbria, Dunbar
death date
0687-03-20
death place
Northumberland, Farne Islands
major shrine
County Durham, Durham Cathedral
title
Bishop
venerated in
Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church
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