St. Eadbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne (6 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Eadbert of Lindisfarne was a holy bishop, confessor, and successor to Saint Cuthbert whose life was marked by deep prayer, fasting, humility, and charity to the poor. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we hear the remarkable account of Saint Eadbert overseeing the opening of Saint Cuthbert’s tomb — only to discover the saint’s body incorrupt and his vestments untouched by decay. Saint Eadbert spent much of his life in solitude, penance, and devotion to God. Twice each year he withdrew from the world for extended periods of fasting, prayer, and tears in imitation of the saints before him. After the miraculous discovery of Saint Cuthbert’s incorrupt body, Saint Eadbert himself soon fell ill and died a holy death on May 6th. This powerful Catholic saint story reminds us of the holiness of the saints, the reality of miracles, and the reward of faithful perseverance in prayer and sacrifice. 📖 Source: The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler 0:00 – Introduction to Saint Eadbert 0:15 – His holiness and knowledge of Scripture 0:32 – Charity to the poor and episcopal ministry 0:47 – Retreats of prayer, fasting, and solitude 1:10 – Opening the tomb of Saint Cuthbert 1:27 – Discovery of the incorrupt body 1:43 – Saint Eadbert venerates the relics 2:00 – The new shrine for Saint Cuthbert 2:14 – Saint Eadbert’s final illness and death 2:29 – Buried in Saint Cuthbert’s grave 2:36 – Miracles through both saints 2:44 – Rebuilding the church of Lindisfarne 3:07 – Saint Eadbert in the Roman Martyrology #SaintEadbert #SaintCuthbert #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #Catholic #ChristianHistory #SaintOfTheDay #Lindisfarne #CatholicFaith #FatherAlbanButler https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-eadbert-bishop-of-lindisfarne/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758