RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aidan of Lindisfarne

600 - 651

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Aidan of Lindisfarne (Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and travelled ceaselessly throughout the countryside, spreading the gospel to both the Anglo-Saxon nobility and the socially disenfranchised (including children and slaves). He is known as the Apostle of Northumbria and is recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aidan of Lindisfarne is the 2,429th most popular religious figure (up from 2,496th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 188th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aidan of Lindisfarne ranks 2,429 out of 3,187. Before him are Catald, Giulio Alenio, Symmachus, Pancras of Taormina, Navvab Safavi, and Wulfhere of Mercia. After him are Tryphon of Constantinople, Francesco Alidosi, Joaquina Vedruna de Mas, Benito Arias Montano, Georg von Kopp, and Léon-Adolphe Amette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Aidan of Lindisfarne ranks 65. Before him are Ælla of Deira, Gisulf I of Friuli, Al-Bara' ibn Azib, Zotto, Eadbald of Kent, and Justin. After him are Faroald I of Spoleto, Bashir ibn Sa'd, Swithhelm of Essex, Ceolwulf of Wessex, Arechis I of Benevento, and Khosrow IV. Among people deceased in 651, Aidan of Lindisfarne ranks 2. Before him is Bhartṛhari. After him are Radoald of Benevento, and Grasulf II of Friuli.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Aidan of Lindisfarne ranks 168 out of 549. Before him are Sean Kelly (1956), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Robert Mallet (1810), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and Catald (700). After him are Patrick Hillery (1923), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Edward Bruce (1275), Moya Brennan (1952), Brian McFadden (1980), and Peter Woulfe (1727).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Aidan of Lindisfarne ranks 14. Before him are Dymphna (700), Saint Kilian (640), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), Adomnán (624), and Catald (700). After him are Violet Gibson (1876), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Oliver Plunkett (1625), Finnian of Clonard (470), Desmond Connell (1926), and Geoffrey Keating (1569).

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