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661Feb, 17

Finan of Lindisfarne

Finan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint
Finan of Lindisfarne (died 10 or 17 February 661), also known as Saint Finan, was an Irish monk, trained at Iona Abbey in Scotland, who became the second bishop of Lindisfarne from 651 until 661.

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