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Also known as

• Baldred
• Baldredus
• Bilfrid
• Billfrith

Memorial

• 6 March

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Benedictine hermit at Lindisfarne and Bass Rock, Northumbria, England. He was an expert gold and silversmith who worked with Bishop Eaddfrid to create the bindings of the Lindisfarne Gospels in gold, silver, and gems.

Born

• Irish

Died

• 756 of natural causes
• remains enshrined at the Cathedral of Durham, England in the 11th century

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Balther of Lindisfarne“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 February 2020. Web. 26 January 2021. <>