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St Cuthbert's Cross

St Cuthbert's Cross

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St Cuthbert's Cross

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Northumberland Coast National Landscape

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Location: Alnmouth, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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November 28, 2020

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Believed to be the place St Cuthbert agreed to become the Bishop of Lindisfarne.

mkirby

June 11, 2023

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St Cuthbert became the bishop of Lindisfarne in 684AD after being asked by king Ecgfrith of Northumbria. The cross sits on Church Hill today overlooking the Aln Estuary and supposedly marks the place where king Ecgrith petitioned Cuthbert.

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May 3, 2025

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This cross is dedicated to a prominent English saint: Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne. He lived in the seventh century (634 to 687) and, according to traditional biographies, was a shepherd …

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