Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, off the Northumberland coast in the north east of England, UK.
The Priory appears not to have been built on the site of the Irish monastery founded by in (The monastery site is taken to be ground occupied by the chancel of the local parish church of ) The Priory was founded on the ground immediately to the east of the church where, late in the 7th century, the church of stood. Significantly, several of our 'Northern Saints' were interred within this ancient church - including the famous Saint Cuthbert.
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