St Aidan Part 2

Without him, the Lindisfarne Gospels would not exist

Lindisfarne’s reputation as a holy island under St Aidan had spread far and wide, and with it the Irish traditions, including the calculation date of Easter including saints such as Chad and Cedd. To this day, the place is known as Holy Island, not Lindisfarne, which reflects the odour of sanctity surrounding Aidan and his successors. Holy Island was th…