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Aidan of Lindisfarne (Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.
Saint Aidan (born, Ireland—died Aug. 31, 651, Bamburgh, Northumberland, Eng.; feast day August 31) was an apostle of Northumbria, monastic founder, and the first bishop of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland.
Aug 31, 2020 · To celebrate his feast day, and to call for his intercession when we need many more missionaries with his zeal, here are a five things you should know about St. Aidan of Lindisfarne. 1. Called By a Saintly King. St. Aidan began his life of service on the Isle of Iona, just off the coast of Scotland.
At the request of King Oswald of Northumbria, Aidan went to Lindisfarne as bishop and was known throughout the kingdom for his knowledge of the Bible, his learning, his eloquent preaching, his holiness, his distaste for pomp, his kindness to the poor, and the miracles attributed to him.
Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne. The First Recorded Inhabitant: The first person whose name we know who lived here on the island was St.Aidan. He was not the first human being to live here or hereabouts: Middle Stone Age Man was here from about 8000BC and New Stone Age Man from 3000BC and they left some of their unwanted rubbish behind.
Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was an Irish monk who heeded King Oswald's call to revivify English Christianity.
Aidan of Lindisfarne. (died 651). Not much is known with certainty about the early life of Aidan of Lindisfarne except that he was born in Ireland, was probably a disciple of Senan on Scattery Island, and became a monk on the island of Iona.
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