Northumbrian saints
3 episodes
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ReligionAnglican saintsLutheran saintsHistory of Catholicism in EnglandTrope theoristsEnglish Roman Catholic saintsChristian hagiographersDoctors of the ChurchMedieval English theologiansMiracle workers7th-century Christian saints8th-century Christian theologians, 8th-century English writers, 8th-century writers in Latin, Anglo-Saxon poets, Anglo-Saxon writersEnglish Christian theologiansFemale saints of medieval England
Saint Cuthbert
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life of the Northumbrian monk, priest and hermit who lived on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and became one of England's most revered saints.
28 January 2021
Featuring: Jane Hawkes, Sarah Foot, John Hines
St Hilda
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Hilda, who led a large and influential network of monasteries in 7th century Britain.
5 April 2007
Featuring: John Blair, Rosemary Cramp, Sarah Foot
The Venerable Bede
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Venerable Bede, who revolutionised history and scholarship, and became adopted by Rome as the last of the founding fathers of Christian religion.
25 November 2004
Featuring: Richard Gameson, Sarah Foot, Michelle Brown
ReligionMedieval English theologiansEnglish Roman Catholic saintsEnglish Christian theologiansTrope theoristsDoctors of the ChurchAnglican saintsNorthumbrian saints8th-century Christian theologians, 8th-century English writers, 8th-century writers in Latin, Anglo-Saxon poets, Anglo-Saxon writersChristian hagiographersLutheran saintsHistory of Catholicism in England