St. Cuthbert The Body that Refused to Rot - Durham Cathedral

Saint Cuthbert died on March 20, 687 and was originally buried on the tidal island of Lindesfarne also known as Holy Island in England. After his death he became one of the most famous and venerated saints in all of England. The reason? His body refused to rot. The body of St. Cuthbert became one of the most important relics in England and His coffin was opened six different times over 1200 years. Generation upon generation wanted to see if the accounts of Cuthbert's body never decomposing were true. Could it be possible? This is the story of mysteries, miracles, mummification, and what happened to the body of St. Cuthbert. St. Cuthbert's body lies at Durham Cathedral.
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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress history presenter, and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom, and most recently Ghostbusters.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from UCLA and a PSD from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love for history, castles and photography together.

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[@melindalopez3978]

That damn henry viii just ruined so many things! He just couldnt leave things be. That stain glass shining on the pillars was so pretty. Another awesome video. Thank you!

[@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo]

"just ruined so many things" quite the understatement.... its like saying Hitler did some naughty things. Henry VIII was the most vile psycho tyrannical genocidal maniak that ever walked the the British isles.

[@jp16k92]

I get you! I’m still pissed at what the Revolutionary morons did in France. Dammit, I’m an atheist but it doesn’t mean you have to destroy history to prove a point!

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@melindalopez3978 thank you friend! I was EXCITED when I saw the reflection of the glass on the pillar. Lucky to be able to capture that. 💚

[@Kenzalina_]

Beautiful video Evelyn. I think it’s a miracle that we still know where Cuthbert was buried. Especially after everything his body went through. We can’t say the same for every King or Queen in the UK after the dissolution of the monasteries. Those that were buried in France didn’t fair much better either.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@Kenzalina_ it’s true! Had Henry VIII’s men not been freaked out when they were going to destroy the shrine we probably wouldn’t! 💚💚💚

[@lorijones3089]

Fascinating story. Great Job.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@lorijones3089 thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed!

[@Ripcurl552002]

Very well told Evelyn. Love the story Cuthbert 💚⚔️🏰

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@Ripcurl552002 thank you so much Layne!

[@sixeses]

Thanks Evelyn. Was it the wax on the shroud that preserved his body? They wouldn't leave him alone until they destroyed him

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@sixeses to some extent. Also how air tight the original burial was.

[@joannecarolyn5018]

Fascinating & incredible!

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@carolynnr.6409]

I could hear an owl hoot over the glowing fire. I weighed appon each word.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@carolynnr.6409 🦉 🥰🥰 I love that!

[@Kingshieldwall]

Love your videos. Your voice is perfect for story telling 🙂👍. British History is fascinating 👌

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@Kingshieldwall awww shucks thank you so much! Agree! Love history!!

[@momof2momof2]

He has probably been up in Heaven, looking down just shaking his head, saying..." Leave me alone already !!"

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@momof2momof2 😂😂 😉

[@willylao5430]

Probably so. We peasants & our superstitions. Tsk, tsk, tsk!! 🤦‍♂️

[@williamturner6366]

your talk on st cuthbert was totally engrossing evelyn thank you and please keep up your fascinating work .

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@williamturner6366 thank you so so much William! That means more than you know! 💚🙏🏻

[@diannewheatleygiliotti8513]

Thanks!

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@diannewheatleygiliotti8513 thank you so so much Dianne! 💚💚💚

[@lynnpandolph]

Ty for sharing 💜

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@jupita551]

Wow, you have a really great narrator voice! And I love learning about history, so I'm glad I discovered this channel! I hop to visit these places one day myself 😊

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@jupita551 thank you so much friend!! So glad you found me too! Welcome!

[@filly3594]

The reason is that saint's bodies do not suffer "corruption" (i.e., decay). There are saints on display in the world whose bodies look like they just died, regardless of how much time has passed since their death.

[@brt5273]

So many outrageous desecrations of this body!

[@Eva-vv2ln]

Why do we open so many tombs! Leave them alone!

[@stephenolson532]

Check his pulse 😮

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@Mette-s1u]

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[@catherinemathias3456]

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[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@GuyanaCapital-qr3wg]

People are just bad Leave him alone

[@sanlkar]

No hay nada como un santo incorrupto para llenar las arcas de donaciones de fanaticos.

[@jannetteberends8730]

Are they sure it wasn’t a vampire?

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@jannetteberends8730 yep. Not a vampire 🧛‍♂️

[@tsinoy]

Looks mummified to me.

[@YossefSalmos]

That Henry VIII was a devil.

[@tobermory88]

Did that happen naturally?

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@tobermory88 what exactly?

[@tesselaynes5428]

Was he pickled?

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@tesselaynes5428 no. He was never out in any embalming fluid.

[@donhaddix3770]

mummified. not a miracle