Monday, August 31, 2026

Optional

St Aidan of Lindisfarne

(d. 651) Irish monk of Iona sent to Northumbria when a harsher missionary failed — 'you were too severe,' Aidan had told him. From Lindisfarne he walked the roads, freeing slaves and giving away the king's gifts; Bede lo…

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