Ethelwald of Lindisfarne

Saint Ethelwald of Lindisfarne was bishop of Lindisfarne in Northumbria from 721 until his repose, around 740. His name is also spelled Æthelwold or Ethelwold.

He was a disciple and assistant of Saint Cuthbert, ministering to him on Farne, then abbot of Melrose and finally bishop of Lindisfarne. He contributed to the making of the Lindisfarne Gospels: he took the manuscripts prepared by his predecessor Eadfrith and had Billfrith bind them so that they could be read easily. He is the last bishop of Lindisfarne to be revered as a saint. He is not to be confused with Ethelwald of Farne, his near contemporary.

He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 12 February (new style).