2016
NT9502 : Plinth of the cross in Lady's Well
taken 9 years ago, near to Holystone, Northumberland, England
Plinth of the cross in Lady's Well
There is a legend that Paulinus, an early Christian missionary from Italy, converted 3000 people at the well during Easter AD627.
The inscription reads:
+ IN THIS PLACE
PAULINUS THE BISHOP
BAPTIZED
THREE THOUSAND NORTHUMBRIANS
EASTER DCXXVII +
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