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A: Isle of Iona, Scotland, United Kingdom, B: Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom

St. Aidan Founds the Monastery on Lindisfarne

634 CE
Lindisfarne Priory ruins and St. Aidan statue
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Modern statue of St Aidan beside the ruins of the mediaeval priory

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In 634 Saint Aidan, an Irish monk from Iona, founded the monastery on the tidal island at Lindisfarne off the North-East coast of England. It became a center of learning with an important library.

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Libraries
Education / Scholarship / Reading / Literacy
Religious Texts / Religion