Tag Archives: St Aidan

North-easterly: A Final Grace

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

“…Manifest thy light for my regeneration, and let the breadth, height, fullness and crown of the solar radiance appear, and may the within shine forth!” Abbe de Villars, ‘The Comte de Gabalis’ “We’ve just got to the top of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancestors, Ancient sites, Photography, The Silent Eye | Tagged Celtic Christianity, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, magic, Mermaids, monks, Northumberland, pilgrimage, psychology, sea, seals, skeletons, spirituality, St Aidan, St Cuthbert, tides, time | 9 Comments

North-easterly: Forgotten Stories

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Once more we found ourselves gravitating towards the tower of an ancient church. As we were meeting in Bamburgh, it seemed only right that we pay our respects here. It may seem a little odd that although we are not … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: Saints and Snakestones

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We walked further up the cliff towards the fourteenth century ‘cross’ that rises from its steps in front of the gatehouse. The Abbey, of course, was closed by the time we got there…if, indeed, it had been open at all … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 8: Rose-gold Stone

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin on Holy Island is thought to stand on the spot where St Aidan founded the first small church around 634AD. Bede wrote of the old church that it was a thatched affair, … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 8: A Tide of Silence

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Winter on Holy Island, it seems, is silent save for the song of the waves and the cry of the gull. The visitors had left; the locals all seemed to be indoors. It was as if we shared the island … Continue reading →