Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "St. Cuthbert's beads (or Cuddy's beads) are fossilised portions of the \"stems\" of Carboniferous crinoids. Crinoids are a kind of marine echinoderm which are still extant, and which are sometimes known as \"sea lilies\". These bead-like fossils are washed out onto the beach and in medieval Northumberland were strung together as necklaces or rosaries, and became associated with St Cuthbert."@en }
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- St._Cuthberts_beads comment "St. Cuthbert's beads (or Cuddy's beads) are fossilised portions of the \"stems\" of Carboniferous crinoids. Crinoids are a kind of marine echinoderm which are still extant, and which are sometimes known as \"sea lilies\". These bead-like fossils are washed out onto the beach and in medieval Northumberland were strung together as necklaces or rosaries, and became associated with St Cuthbert.".