Aidan of Lindisfarne
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Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. Wikipedia
Born: Ireland
Died: August 31, 651 AD, Bamburgh, United Kingdom
Place of burial: Iona Abbey and Nunnery, United Kingdom
Attributes: Monk holding a flaming torch; stag
Feast: 31 August (Eastern Orthodox, Catholic Church, Anglican Communion); 9 June (Lutheran Church)
Major shrine: Originally Lindisfarne Abbey, Northumberland; later disputed between Iona Abbey and Glastonbury Abbey (all destroyed)
Patronage: Northumbria; firefighters
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