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 ...

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.

CELEBRATIONS have taken place marking St Cuthbert’s Day, even as part of the revered northern saint’s coffin is about to be sold at auction.

"The Gospel was placed in the coffin of St. Cuthbert, right at the end of the seventh century, so over 1,300 years ago, when he was elevated to sainthood," Breay adds.

A FRAGMENT of St Cuthbert’s coffin has been withdrawn from sale at the eleventh hour. The treasure, believed to have been taken as a souvenir by a 19th century clergyman, was due to be auctioned ...

A piece of the coffin of St Cuthbert which was to have been auctioned today has been withdrawn from the sale.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 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 tomb ...

St Cuthbert was a monk, bishop and hermit of Lindisfarne who lived in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and died in 687. The Lindisfarne Gospels were produced in his honour.

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 St ...

Some of the world’s most significant Anglo-Saxon artefacts have gone on display, including the 1,300-year-old coffin of St Cuthbert.