Lindisfarne

Proper noun

Meaning

Lindisfarne

A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic Christianity.
Synonym: Holy Island

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Carpet page from Lindisfarne Gospels, showing knotwork detail. Source: Internet

Colman departed his see for Iona and Lindisfarne ceased to be of such major importance. Source: Internet

Eventually, Northumbria was persuaded to move to the Roman practice and the Celtic Bishop Colman of Lindisfarne returned to Iona. Source: Internet

Battiscombe, 120–125; Farmer, 57 About 662 he was made prior at Melrose, and around 665 went as prior to Lindisfarne. Source: Internet

However, Bede admits that Penda freely allowed Christian missionaries from Lindisfarne into Mercia, and did not restrain them from preaching. Source: Internet

If a marriage agreement was made in 1059, it was not kept, and this may explain the Scots invasion of Northumbria in 1061 when Lindisfarne was plundered. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lindia Lindie lindiform Lindlar catalyst Lindler Lindley