St Cuthbert's coffin forms the centrepiece of the exhibition. A rare collection of Anglo-Saxon artefacts, including the wooden coffin of St Cuthbert, has gone on display at Durham Cathedral.

Fragments of a coffin and robe purported to belong to a 7th Century saint are to be sold at auction. The relics are believed to have been removed when St Cuthbert's tomb at Durham Cathedral was ...

The exhibition at Durham Cathedral, called The Treasures of St Cuthbert, offers an insight into the life of the famous saint. It includes his wooden coffin, built in 698 and recovered after his ...

CELEBRATIONS have taken place marking St Cuthbert’s Day - as part of the revered northern saint’s coffin is about to be sold at auction. The feast day of the 7th century Bishop of Lindisfarne ...

A piece of the coffin of St Cuthbert which was to have been auctioned today has been withdrawn from the sale. The item had been put up for sale from the collection of the late Ian Curry, who was ...

The St. Cuthbert Gospel was buried alongside its titular saint in the late seventh century, making it Europe's oldest intact book. After a massive fundraising campaign, the British Library ...

A rare collection of Anglo-Saxon artefacts, including the wooden coffin of St Cuthbert, has gone on display at Durham Cathedral. Other items on show include his pectoral cross and comb. The ...

Some of the world’s most significant Anglo-Saxon artefacts have gone on display, including the 1,300-year-old coffin of St Cuthbert. The exhibition at Durham Cathedral, called The Treasures of ...

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