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Stories about the seventh-century monk and bishop of Lindisfarne, who did so many miracles before and after his death.

  • A photo of a monk of the twelfth century holding in his hands a whalebone box, intricately carved in the Celtic style.

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    Cuthbert’s Box

    Shortly before Easter, an ivory box went missing from the gifts presented at the shrine of St Cuthbert.

    Clay Lane

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