Finan of Lindisfarne

Finan of Lindisfarne
Bishop of Lindisfarne
Installed651
Term ended661
PredecessorAidan
SuccessorColmán
Personal details
Born
Ireland
Died17 February 661
Lindisfarne
DenominationChristian
Sainthood
Feast day17 February, 9 February

Finan of Lindisfarne (died 10[1] or 17 February 661), also known as Saint Finan, was an Irish monk, trained at Iona Abbey in Scotland, who became the second bishop of Lindisfarne from 651 until 661.

  1. ^ Saint Cuthbert: With an Account of the State in which His Remains Were Found Upon the Opening of His Tomb in Durham Cathedral, in the Year MDCCCXXVII. G. Andrews. 1928. p. 11.

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