Saint Eata of Hexham

Saint Eata of Hexham, also known as Eata of Lindisfarne, was born in the seventh century in the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was part of present-day England. Not much is known about his early life, but he dedicated himself to a life of monasticism at the renowned Abbey of Ripon in northern England. Eata quickly distinguished himself as a devout and disciplined monk....