.. Great postcard designed from a stamp... Lindisfarne Priory is one of the most spectacular sights on the island... and has the most incredible history... from the Monks who lived here to the Viking invasions... although the richly decorated priory church is in ruins, the rooms of the Priory can still easily be identified and it's so impressive how much of the building stands today... the rainbow arch is one of the most incredible features and amazingly has survived despite the tower above it collapsing over 200 years ago... the island also offers abundant wildlife and wonderful coastal views... Lindisfarne is only reachable across a causeway at low tide, which makes a visit even more special... with wonderful matching stampsđź’™ featuring the priory and a Viking artefact stamp celebrating the history and legacy of Viking culture in Britain... Thanks a lot Josep&Assumpta! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)
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Lindisfarne also known as Holy Island was one of the most important centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England for more than a century. Irish monks settled here in AD 635 and the monastery became the centre of a major saint’s cult celebrating its bishop, Cuthbert.Then it was abandoned, after the infamous Viking raid of AD 793.
The ruins you see today are from the early 12th century, when Norman monks from Durham Cathedral founded a new community here. The masterpiece now known as the Lindisfarne Gospels an illuminated manuscript gospel book was created here in the early 8th century.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, monks from Durham added the name “Holy Island” when they looked back over the stories of Lindisfarne.
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