Parish Church of Saint Mary, Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Northumberland, England, UK, Europe.

The Anglican "Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin" dates from the 1100s-1200s, with major restoration in 1860, on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Holy Island history dates from the 500s AD as an important center of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on Holy Island in 1550.

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The Anglican "Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin" dates from the 1100s-1200s, with major restoration in 1860, on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Holy Island history dates from the 500s AD as an important center of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on Holy Island in 1550.