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Lindisfarne Gospels (181 words) |
 | The Lindisfarne Gospels are an illustrated Latin edition of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. |
| The Gospels are richly illustrated in the Celtic style, and were originally encased in a fine leather binding covered with jewels and metals made by Billfrith the Anchorite[?] in the 8th Century. |
| Recently, the Gospels were moved from their traditional location in Durham Cathedral (the bishopric under which Lindisfarne falls) to the British Library in London - a proceeding which has caused some controversy in the region. |
| Durham Cathedral - Durham, England (1814 words) |
| Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham in northeast England, was founded in 1093 and remains a center for Christian worship today. |
| Durham Cathedral is notable not only for its pleasing Norman architecture, but also its sacred shrine of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne and tomb of the Venerable Bede. |
| Durham was the first cathedral in Europe to be fitted with stone rib vaulting and it has the earliest pointed transverse arches in England. |
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