Date
Saturday 9th February 2019
Holy Places Visited
- Waddington Street United Reformed Church (exterior), Durham
- Chapel of the Durham Presbyterian Church (exterior), Durham
- The Cathedral Church of Christ, the Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert of Durham
- The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin (exterior), Shincliffe
Waddington Street United Reformed Church Chapel of the Durham Presbyterian Church Allotments Rainbow over the River Wear Riverbank Durham Cathedral The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Distance Travelled
Approximately 5½ km (3½ miles)
Route
The early morning rain again gave way to blue skies as I passed through Durham and back to the Cathedral via Prebends Bridge, catching a beautiful rainbow as I crossed the River Wear.
St. Bede the Venerable is also buried at Durham Cathedral (~672-735 AD). Bædæ, as his name is inscribed here, was a Benedictine monk and polymath, who’s most famous work was the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, which included details of the life of St. Cuthbert and Anglo-Saxon Christianity. As well as teaching, translating and producing scientific works, he is considered one of the most important historians of the Early Middle Ages.
After praying in the Cathedral I headed south-east to the picturesque village of Shincliffe.