Wednesday, January 16, 2019

St Henry of Coquet Island-Jan 16

St Henry of Coquet Island | ICN: Henry was a 12th century Dane who decided to become a hermit abroad rather than go in to an arranged marriage that made him unhappy. The prior of Tynemouth allowed him to settle on Coquet Island, which had once had a community of monks during the time of Bede. It was also the place wh...

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