Category:Saint Aidan

Born: Ireland Died: 31 August 651 in Parish Churchyard, Bamburgh, Northumberland Honored in: Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church, Episcopal Church Major shrine: originally Lindisfarne Abbey, Northumberland; later disputed between Iona Abbey & Glastonbury Abbey (all destroyed). Feast: 31 August in the Roman Catholic Church Attributes: Monk holding a flaming torch; stag Patronage: Northumbria; Firefighters