Saint Bartholomew of Farne
- Also known as
- Bartholomew of Durham
- Memorial
- 24 June
- Profile
- Descendant of Scandanavian immigrants to England.
Because of the teasing he endured as a child, he changed his name from Tostig to William.
A dissolute youth, he eventually left home to wander in Europe, possibly to avoid settling down in an arranged marriage.
He experienced a conversion experience along with way, and emigranted for a while to his ancestral Norway.
Priest.
William returned to England, and entered the Benedictine monastery at Durham, taking the name Bartholomew.
He had a great devotion to Saint Cuthbert, received a vision of him, and eventually moved into Cuthbert's old cell on the island of Farne, spending 41 of his remaining 42 years there.
The only break came when a dispute with the only other hermit in the hermitage caused him to pack up and return to Durham; his bishop eventually ordered him to act like he had good sense, and return to his cell.
- Born
- 12th century at Whitby, Northumbria, England as Tostig
- Died
- 1193 at Farne
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
John Hayward