Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Approx. 634 AD — March 20, 687 AD
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne — monk, prior, hermit, and reluctant bishop — spent his ministry walking into remote Northumbrian settlements to preach, then retreated to the storm-battered Inner Farne island to pray alone. He died there on March 20, 687. When his tomb was opened eleven years later, his body was found perfectly incorrupt, launching a cult that shaped northern England for centuries.