(BBC) St Cuthbert’s Day: Pilgrimage in honour of ‘saint of the North’

A pilgrimage has taken place in County Durham in honour of a local saint.

The five-mile walk from Finchale Priory to Durham marks the arrival of the remains of St Cuthbert in AD995 at the site of the cathedral.

It was then the culmination of a long journey which began following a Viking raid on Lindisfarne in AD793.

About 120 people took part earlier, including a delegation of local MPs and tourism bosses from Spain, who have been visiting the region.

St Cuthbert was a monk, bishop and hermit who lived in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria and is often called the patron saint of the North of England.

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