(slideshow) Take this tour and visit northern England’s Catholic past

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Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland, England

St. Aidan, credited with spreading Christianity in northern England in the 7th century, built a cathedral on the fairytale-like Holy Island of Lindisfarne, a tidal island in the northeast coast of England. Today the island is home to Lindisfarne Castle, built as a defensive post.

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