any one good with saints?

Question

our school is called st cuthberts and theres this window showing st cuthbert holding a sper and what looks like a brain on a stick? is this what he is the saint of ? or to put it better what is he the saint of ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

St Cuthbert

During the medieval period, St Cuthbert became politically important in defining the identity of the people living in the semi-autonomous region known as the Palatinate of Durham. Within this area the Bishop of Durham had almost as much power as the king of England himself, and the saint became a powerful symbol of the autonomy the region enjoyed. The inhabitants of the Palatinate became known as the haliwerfolc, which roughly translates as "people of the saint", and Cuthbert gained a reputation as being fiercely protective of his domain.

For example, there is a story that at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, the Prior of the Abbey at Durham received a vision of Cuthbert, ordering him to take the corporax cloth of the saint and raise it on a spear point near the battlefield as a banner. Doing this, the Prior and his monks found themselves protected "by the mediation of holy St Cuthbert and the presence of the said holy Relic."

Whether the story of the vision is true or not, the banner of St Cuthbert was regularly carried in battle against the Scots until the Reformation, and it serves as a good example of how St Cuthbert was regarded as a protector of his people. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria. His feast day is March 20.

Answer 3

Born 635 died 20 march 687
Its not a brain its the head of St Oswald
Was Prior of Melrose
Then Linisfarne an island of Northumberland known as Holy Island
He was buried at Lindisfarne Abby
He was moved to Durham when Lindisfarne was threatened by the Danes
His body when moved later was found to uncorrupted IE not rotten as was the Head of St Oswald hence the connection
Cuthbert was connected to the Lindisfarne Gospel a very hand written Bible and is said to have helped Irish monks find the book when it was lost

Answer 4

There is a story of him protecting a group of people after they raised a cloth on a spear in accordance to a vision from Cuthbert. That may be what it is referring to.

He is the patron saint of an area in England called Northumbria.

Answer 5

CJ never stops....

Bishop of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria, born about 635; died 20 March, 687.

Legend had it that when Cuthbert's burial casket was opened a couple of years after his death his body was found to have been perfectly preserved. This apparent miracle led to the steady growth of Cuthbert's posthumous cultus, to the point where he became the most popular saint of Northern England.

Answer 6

All members of the church are saints. The letters to the churches in the New Testament were written to the "saints". Exactly why would you write a letter to someone who is dead?

"Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:"
Acts 9:13

"And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda." Acts 9:32

"But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints."
Romans 15:25

"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints." 1 Corinthians 14:33

" All the saints salute you." 2 Corinthians 13:13

"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;" Ephesians 2:19

"Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:" Philippians 1:1


"To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." Colossians 1:2

None of these people were dead saints. The faithful members of the churches of Christ were and still are referred to as saints.

Praying to dead saints is a man-made invention:

379 AD Praying to Mary & Saints. (prayers of Ephraim Syrus)
995 AD Canonization of dead saints, first by Pope John XV

Answer 7

Origins
Cuthbert was of Northumbrian origin, probably from the neighbourhood of Dunbar at the mouth of the Firth of Forth in modern-day Scotland. While still a boy, employed as a shepherd, one night he had a vision of the soul of Aidan being carried to heaven by angels and thereupon went to the monastery of Old Melrose and became a monk (651). Soon afterwards, however, he became a soldier for several years.


[edit] Achievement of fame

Cuthbert at prayer in The Little Lives of the Saints, illustrated by Charles Robinson in 1904.After his return to the monastery, his fame for piety, diligence, and obedience quickly grew. When Alchfrith, king of Deira, founded a new monastery at Ripon, Cuthbert became its praepositus hospitum or visitors' host.

Alchfrith, however, adopted Roman usages, and in 661 those monks who followed the Celtic tradition returned to Melrose. Illness struck the monastery in 664 and while Cuthbert recovered, the prior died and Cuthbert was made prior in his place.[1][2] He spent much time among the people, ministering to their spiritual needs, carrying out missionary journeys, preaching and performing miracles.

After the Synod of Whitby, Cuthbert seems to have accepted the Roman customs, and his old abbot, Eata, called on him to introduce them at Lindisfarne. This was an ungrateful task, but Cuthbert disarmed opposition by his loving and patient nature.

His asceticism was combined with charm and generosity to the poor, and his reputation for gifts of healing and insight led many people to consult him, gaining him the name of "Wonder Worker of Britain". He continued his missionary work, travelling the breadth of the country from Berwick to Galloway to carry out pastoral work and founding an oratory at Dull, Scotland complete with a large stone cross, and a little cell for himself, at a site which subsequently became a monastery then later the University of St Andrews.[1] He is also said to have founded St Cuthbert's church in Edinburgh.[3]


A close-up of the twelfth century painting of St Cuthbert in Durham Cathedral
[edit] Hermit's life
In 676 he adopted the solitary life and retired to a cave. After a time he settled on one of the Farne Islands, south of Lindisfarne, and gave himself more and more to austerities. At first he would receive visitors and wash their feet, but later he confined himself to his cell and opened the window only to give his blessing. While on the Farne Islands, he instituted special laws to protect the Eider ducks and other seabirds nesting on the islands; these may have been the first bird protection laws anywhere in the world. Consequently, eider ducks are often called cuddy ducks (Cuthbert's ducks) in modern Northumbrian dialects.


[edit] Election to the bishopric of Lindisfarne
In 684, Cuthbert was elected bishop of Lindisfarne, at a synod at Twyford (believed to be nowadays Alnmouth)[4], but was reluctant to leave his retirement and take up his charge; it was only after a visit from a large group, including king Ecgfrith, that he agreed to return and take up the duties of bishop. He was consecrated at York by Archbishop Theodore and six bishops, on 26 March 685. After Christmas, 686, however, he returned to his cell on Inner Farne Island (two miles from Bamburgh, Northumberland), which was where he eventually died. He was buried at Lindisfarne.

Answer 8

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04578a.htm
that was the only info i could find but the school might be able to tell you more.

Answer 9

He founded a Scottish church.

Answer 10

like this?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Cuthbert


CJ- the bible says we're "called" to be saints, that doesn't mean we're saints yet.

anyway, the bible also says "he that believes in Him might not die but have everlasting life", so they're not dead either.

Answer 11

hi. again try google go to ... www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/cuthbert.html... this will tell you all about him i hope this helps