Today marks a special day on the North East calendar as we celebrate the life of the patron saint of Northumberland, St Cuthbert.
Often regarded as the most popular saint of medieval times and one of the most important, March 20 sees people celebrate the anniversary of the death of the region's own patron saint.
Pilgrims make their way across the causeway to Holy Island on Good Friday, 2006
Born in 634 AD, Cuthbert was born in the Lammermuir Region where he grew to work as a young shepherd.
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