eadfrith: Today, The 4th of June, is the feast day of Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne - Saint Eadfri
eadfrith: Today, The 4th of June, is the feast day of Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne - Saint Eadfrith. Bishop of Lindisfarne from 698 until his death in 721. He is solely responsible for the creating the stunning Lindisfarne Gospels. - Images include the carpet page introducing the Gospel of Matthew, and the Chi-Rho page, as well as pictures of the book on display in Durham in 2013. You may be able to listen to this BBC Radio 4 essay about Bishop Eadfrith. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ngr4r/The_Essay_AngloSaxon_Portraits_Eadfrith_the_Scribe/ -- source link
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