Eadberht of Lindisfarne
Eadberht of Lindisfarne (also Eadbert, Eadbeorht, Edbert ; † May 6, 698 ) was bishop of Lindisfarne from 688 until his death .
Life
When he was ordained bishop in 688, Eadberht was known for his knowledge of the scriptures, observance of the divine commandments, and especially for giving alms . Even as a bishop, he did not give up the habit of retiring as a hermit for some time .
Eadberht allowed the monks to exhume his predecessor Cuthbert on March 20, 698, the eleventh anniversary of his death, in order to transfer him to an aboveground sarcophagus next to the altar. According to legend, the corpse was found completely undecayed . Through this miracle , Cuthbert's fame rose across the country.
Soon afterwards Eadberht fell seriously ill. His health deteriorated noticeably until he died on May 6, 698. According to the report of Beda Venerabilis, he was buried under the sarcophagus in Cuthbert's previous grave. Symeon of Durham, however, wrote that he was buried on Cuthbert's sarcophagus.
In 875, Bishop Eardulf left the monastery on Lindisfarne with the monks for fear of Viking raids . They took the remains of Saints Cuthbert, Eadberht, Eadfrith and Æthelwald with them to Durham . In 998 the monks consecrated a stone church as the resting place of the saints.
Eadberht's feast day is May 6th.
Eadberht does not seem to have had any national significance. The Northumbrian historians mentioned him only in connection with Cuthbert, in the contemporary Anglo-Saxon chronicle he was not mentioned at all.
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- Beda Venerabilis : Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum . First third of the 8th century.
- Symeon of Durham : Historia ecclesiae Dunelmensis. 1104-08.
Web links
- Symeon of Durham, J. Stevenson (Translator): History of the Church of Durham. Cape. X-XI. In: Church Historians of England. Vol. 3, Part 2: The Historical Works of Simeon of Durham. Seeley's, 1855, p. 640 ff.
- Beda Venerabilis: Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation. Book IV, chap. XXIX – XXXI.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Book IV, chap. 29-30.
- ^ A b History of the Church of Durham. Cape. 10-11.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| St. Cuthbert |
Bishop of Lindisfarne 688–698 |
St. Eadfrith |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eadberht of Lindisfarne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | St. Eadberht, Saint Eadberht; Eadbert; Eadbeorht; Edbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northumbrian monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 698 |
| Place of death | Lindisfarne |