Bartholomew of Farne
| Saint Bartholomew of Farne O.S.B. | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1120[1] Whitby, England |
| Died | 1193 Farne Islands, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 24 June |
Bartholomew of Farne (died 1193) was a Benedictine hermit. Having spent some time as a monk at Durham, he later re-located to the Farne Islands to live as a hermit.
His vita was written by one Geoffrey, a monk of Durham.[2]
Life
Born Tostig, to parents of Scandinavian origin, in Whitby, England. Being teased by his friends, he changed his name to William while still a child.[3] He then traveled through Europe, possibly to escape marriage.[4] While in Norway, he was ordained a priest.[5]
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.[6]
References
- Back to citation Sister Felicity, "St Bartholomew of Farne", Life of the Spirit (1946-1964), vol. 18, no. 207, 1963, pp. 239–41. JSTOR
- Back to citation Piper, A.J., "Bartholomew of Farne (d. 1193)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 4, (H.C.G. Matthew and B. Harrison, eds), Oxford, 2004, pp. 166–67.
- Back to citation "Bartholomew of Farne", The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 5 ed. (David Farmer, ed.) OUP, 2011, ISBN 9780199596607
- Back to citation Saint Bartholomew of Farne Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index
- Back to citation Tristram, Kate. "Little Known Saints of the North", The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
- Back to citation St. Bartholomew of Fame Catholic Online