# Lindisfarne monastery is founded (635)

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Aidan of Iona established a monastery on Lindisfarne under King Oswald's patronage. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at AD 635 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Lindisfarne became one of the leading centres of religion, art and learning in early medieval Britain.

## Why it matters
Lindisfarne became one of the leading centres of religion, art and learning in early medieval Britain.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Lindisfarne monastery is founded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Lindisfarne+monastery+is+founded&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Lindisfarne monastery is founded](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Lindisfarne+monastery+is+founded)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)