Bartholomew of Farne (died 1193) was a Benedictinehermit. Born Tostig, to parents of Scandinavian origin, in Whitby, England, he changed his name to William while still a child. He then travelled through Europe, possibly to escape marriage.[1] He returned to England to enter the Benedictinemonastery at Durham. It was here that he received a vision of Saint Cuthbert, and then decided to inhabit Cuthbert's old cell on one of the Farne Islands. There he remained for the remaining 42 years of his life.[2]
bartholomew, farne, died, 1193, benedictine, hermit, born, tostig, parents, scandinavian, origin, whitby, england, changed, name, william, while, still, child, then, travelled, through, europe, possibly, escape, marriage, returned, england, enter, benedictine,. Bartholomew of Farne died 1193 was a Benedictine hermit Born Tostig to parents of Scandinavian origin in Whitby England he changed his name to William while still a child He then travelled through Europe possibly to escape marriage 1 He returned to England to enter the Benedictine monastery at Durham It was here that he received a vision of Saint Cuthbert and then decided to inhabit Cuthbert s old cell on one of the Farne Islands There he remained for the remaining 42 years of his life 2 Saint Bartholomew of FarneBornWhitby EnglandDied1193Farne Islands EnglandVenerated inRoman Catholic ChurchFeast24 JuneReferences edit Saint Bartholomew of Farne Archived June 28 2009 at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index St Bartholomew of Fame Catholic Online Portals nbsp Saints nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp England nbsp This article about a saint from the predecessor states to the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography article of an English religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bartholomew of Farne amp oldid 1083035373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
