| Saint Bartholomew of Farne | |
| Death Date: | 1193 |
| Feast Day: | 24 June |
| Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Birth Place: | Whitby, England |
| Death Place: | Farne Islands, England |
Bartholomew of Farne (died 1193) was a Benedictine hermit. Born Tostig, to parents of Scandinavian origin, in Whitby, England, he changed his name to William while still a child. He then travelled through Europe, possibly to escape marriage.[1] He returned to England to enter the Benedictine monastery at Durham. It was here that he received a vision of Saint Cuthbert, and then decided to inhabit Cuthbert's old cell on one of the Farne Islands. There he remained for the remaining 42 years of his life.[2]