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St. Aidan of Lindisfarne

died 651 · Lindisfarne · Feast August 31

King Oswald of Northumbria asked Iona for a missionary, and Aidan came in 635. He founded a monastery on the tidal island of Lindisfarne and walked everywhere so he could talk with whoever he met. He gave away the horse a king gave him to the first beggar he met. He trained the men who would evangelise England.

  • Feast: August 31 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: died 651
  • Place: Lindisfarne
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