In around 633, perhaps shortly before Saint Aidan was sent to Lindisfarne from Iona, the Irish royal hermit and missionary Saint Fursey came to East Anglia from the Athlone area, along with his priests and brethren.
Around 633, Saint Fursey, an Irish royal hermit and missionary, traveled to East Anglia from the Athlone region with his clergy and companions. This event likely occurred shortly before Saint Aidan's departure for Lindisfarne.