Lindisfarne Priory

One of the UK's religious cribs and defined as "a place of pilgrimage for over 1,300 years" The priory (or abbey) of Lindisfarne is a must to understand the history, foundation and existence of this island, as holy as unusual. Founded by St. Aidan, sent from Iona to evangelize this area in the North-East of England (and by request of King Oswald), this monastery marked the origin and spread of the Catholic religion. Though, among other factors, the area was subject to the ravages of the Vikings, the monks of this monastery founded what is now known as the cathedral of York (York Minster) and Durham Cathedral.