Eata of Hexham

Eata of Hexham (also Eata of Lindisfarne or Saint Eata, † October 26, 686 ) was abbot of Melrose ( 651-664 ), abbot of Lindisfarne ( 664-678 ), 678-685 Bishop of Lindisfarne, and from 685 until his death bishop of Hexham. He is venerated as a saint.

Life

Eata was one of the first 12 Anglo-Saxon boys in the monastery founded by Aidan 635 Lindisfarne, who received their education and training there.

Cuthbert joined 651 in the Benedictine monastery of Melrose, as Eata was abbot there.

To 658 founded by King of Deira Ealhfrith a monastery in Ripon, Eata and Cuthbert, the first Prior, were among the first monks who settled there. 661 King handed Ealhfrith the monastery at Ripon Wilfrid, who was there to 665 Abt. Wilfrid soon led a Roman liturgy and the Rule of St. Benedict. As he thus displaced the Celtic customs, evaded the Irish monks from the reformer. Eata and Cuthbert had to return to Melrose with the other supporters of the iro -Scottish Rite. Only after the Synod of Whitby in 664 Eata also participated in the Catholic rite.

Eata 664 was appointed by the monks as abbot of Lindisfarne after Colman had to leave the monastery. Soon after, he became Bishop of Lindisfarne. In the same year he won Cuthbert from the monastery of Melrose as provost and teachers to Lindisfarne.

After the deposition of Wilfrid 678 whose diocese was shared by Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury: Bosa became the Bishop of Deira, based in York and the bishop of Bernicia Eata with seats in Hagustald ( Hexham ) and Lindisfarne ordained.

Eatas diocese was divided Trumbert 681 and became Bishop of Hexham, while Eata remained in Lindisfarne in office.

Cuthbert was 684 successor of the deposed bishop Trumbert in Hexham, but he preferred Lindisfarne. So exchanged Cuthbert and Eata 685 diocesan and Eata was the second time bishop of Hexham.

After his death on 26 October 686, he was buried near the Benedictine Abbey of Hexham. Later a chapel was erected over his grave. In the 11th century his body was reburied in the church.

The Church of Atcham ( Salop ) is dedicated to St. Eata. His feast day in the liturgy will be October 26.

Swell

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