Holy Island, [[Northumberland]], north east [[England]], is the preferred local name for the island of [[Lindisfarne]], a tidal island off the Northumbrian coast and the spot where monastic missionaries from [[Iona]] brought Christianity to [[Northumbria]]. | Holy Island, [[Northumberland]], north east [[England]], is the preferred local name for the island of [[Lindisfarne]], a tidal island off the Northumbrian coast and the spot where monastic missionaries from [[Iona]] brought Christianity to [[Northumbria]]. |