Saint Balther of Lindisfarne

Also known as

• Baldred of Lindisfarne
• Bilfrid of Lindisfarne
• Billfrith of Lindisfarne

Memorial

• 6 March

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Benedictine hermit at Lindisfarne and Bass Rock, Northumbria, England. He was an expert gold and silversmith who worked with Bishop Eaddfrid to create the bindings of the Lindisfarne Gospels in gold, silver, and gems.

Born

• Irish

Died

• 756 of natural causes
• remains enshrined at Durham, England in the 11th century

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Balther of Lindisfarne”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 March 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-balther-of-lindisfarne/>