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Chester-le-Street (/ ˈtʃɛstəlistriːt /) [2][3] is a market town in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is located around 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of Durham and is also close to Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. [4] .
- Encrusted with Jewels
- The Spread of Christianity
- The Gospels Survive Viking Raids
The Lindisfarne Gospels is formed of more than 250 vellum pages and measures just over 36cm in height, about the size of a modern A3 sheet. The book’s original “treasure binding”, encrusted with gold and jewels, was destroyed at some point in the manuscript’s tumultuous history, but the modern copy, commissioned in 1852, and other medieval treasure...
The 5th-century collapse of the Roman Empire splintered Roman Britain into numerous warring kingdoms. By the 7th century, Oswald – son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia– had united Bernicia and Deira under the single banner of Northumbria. Over this powerful land, he encouraged the spread of Christianity. In 635, Oswald invited an Irish monk named Aidan, f...
That the book should have survived for 1,300 years is remarkable. In 793, Viking armies raided Lindisfarne, destroying Cuthbert’s shrine and most of the monastery. The monks fled, taking Cuthbert’s body and as many books as they could carry, including the Lindisfarne Gospels. After seven years the community settled at the priory in Chester-le-Stree...
- Sophie Kelly
The known history of Chester-le-Street dates back to 122AD when a Roman fort was built along the banks of the River Wear. The site of the fort was centred on the Church Chare area, and possibly called “Congangis”.
According to one strand of historical records it is claimed that in AD 882 after around seven years of wandering the North, the carriers of St Cuthbert’s coffin were granted land at what is now called Chester-le-Street by a Viking king called Guthred.
Dec 17, 2021 · According to an annotation made a few centuries later, when the manuscript was located at Chester-le-Street, the Lindisfarne Gospels were authored by a person named Eadfrith. He was the bishop of the Lindisfarne Priory from 698. They are actually unfinished, suggesting he died before he could complete his masterwork. Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island
Description. "The town of Chester-le-Street stands in a valley to the west of the River Wear about five miles to the north of Durham...The Roman fort at Chester-le-Street, known as Concangis, was probably founded in around AD216. Many other Roman forts have been found in the area.
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The Roman fort at Chester-le-Street, known as {Concangis D2153}, was probably founded in around AD216. Many other Roman forts have been found in the area. A bathhouse with a hypocaust lies to the south and a Roman {bridge D2166} has been found.
