Original: Monastery The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan , who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald around AD 635 .
Simplified: History The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan , who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria around AD 635 .