Proper noun
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
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