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Eadberht of Lindisfarne
bishop of Lindisfarne
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Lindisfarne in Northumbria, in present-day England, Saint Eadberht, bishop, who succeeded Saint Cuthbert and shone for his knowledge of the Scriptures, his keeping of the divine commandments and above all his generosity in almsgiving.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 6 May as the bishop who succeeded Saint Cuthbert at Lindisfarne and was known for his knowledge of the Scriptures and his generosity in almsgiving.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1276693 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.