Bartholomew of Farne was a 12th-century Benedictine hermit and priest who lived in the Farne Islands. Born Tostig in Whitby to parents of Scandinavian descent, he adopted the name William during his childhood to avoid being teased. After traveling through Europe and receiving ordination in Norway, he joined the Benedictine monastery at Durham. Following a vision of Saint Cuthbert, he moved to the Farne Islands to occupy the former cell of the saint, where he lived for forty-two years until his death in 1193.