St Cuthbert: The Comb and Portable Altar

Alas, we are coming to the final instalment of my series on the Treasures of St. Cuthbert, which detail the objects found within the coffin of Northumbria’s famous saint.

In some ways I believe these last two are the best of the objects discovered, but they are by no means the most extravagant. In fact, they are extremely humble and commonplace objects: St. Cuthbert’s comb and portable altar.

The Portable Altar

The mission of the Celtic monks was one of evangelism. Aidan, the first bishop of LIn...