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The Life and Miracles of Saint Cuthbert: Patron Saint of Northumbria
TLDR Saint Cuthbert, the patron saint of Northumbria, lived an ascetic and miraculous life, with his body becoming a valuable object of pilgrimage and symbolizing English resistance to the Scots. His close association with both highborn royals and the poor contributed to the rapid spread of Christianity.
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This episode is about the life of Saint Cuthbert, the patron saint of Northumbria, and the celebration of his saint's day.
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Cuthbert, the patron saint of Northumbria, was born in what is now Scotland, had a conversion experience and devoted his life to Christ, living an ascetic and miraculous life, communing with angels and the natural world.
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Bede's writings about Cuthbert's life are based on living traditions and anecdotes that are considered true, highlighting Cuthbert's close association with both highborn royals and the poor, which contributed to the rapid spread of Christianity.
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Cuthbert's reputation as a holy man is different from other saints because his lives are written out of a sense of awe and love for him, and they bear the imprint of personal experiences, which is unusual in saints' lives, and his death and afterlife are particularly remarkable, leading to his body becoming a valuable object of pilgrimage.
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Cuthbert's body becomes a valuable object of pilgrimage, with the Vikings being just as impressed by its supernatural powers as the native Northumbrians, and it becomes the most significant lord in the lands between the Tyne and the Tees in the 9th and 10th centuries.
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Cuthbert's body becomes an emblem of authenticity and serves to legitimize the authority of Viking king Guthred and English king Athelstan, who both pay their respects to Cuthbert and receive his support in return.
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Cuthbert's body is seen as powerful and becomes a symbol of English resistance to the Scots, surviving the Reformation and still being preserved in Durham Cathedral.
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Cuthbert is considered the first great English saint, with his body preserved in Northumbria and his ability to work miracles, even in modern times.
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