Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Eata bishop of Hexham
Introduction
Melrose. As abbot of Melrose he sent Cuthbert from Melrose to Lindisfarne (20 March). He later became bishop of Lindisfarne, and later still of Hexham (Bede, HE iii, 26; iv, 12; iv, 27;
Associated places
Melrose, Lindisfarne, Hexham.
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Anglo-Saxon
Source for saint
Source
Legends of Scottish Saints: Readings, hymns and prayers for the commemorations of Scottish saints in the Aberdeen Breviary
Related Saints
Belongs to the group Eata (ns) (certain)
Related Personal Names
Name
Eata (certain)
Saint in place-names
Names
| Place known as | Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here) |
| St Eata's Chapel, Alvie | St Eata's Chapel (probable) |
| St Eata's Well, Alvie | St Eata's Well (probable) |
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