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May 10, 2017 · Bede (c. 673-735 CE) was an English monk, historian, and scholar who lived in the Kingdom of Northumbria. He is at times referred to as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable. He was a monk at the double monastery of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow. Bede was a prolific writer and many of his works have survived to the present day.
Apr 11, 2024 · The Venerable Bede was early medieval Europe's greatest scholar and the first to record the history of the English nation. His reputation alone made this one of the most important historical and religious sites in Europe.
May 25, 2022 · (c. 672 – May 25, 735) Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story. Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council ordered them to be read publicly in the churches.
Saint Bede, known as the Venerable Bede, (born 672/673, traditionally Monkton in Jarrow, Northumbria [Eng.]—died May 25, 735, Jarrow; feast day May 25), Anglo-Saxon theologian, historian, and chronologist. Raised in a monastery, he was ordained a priest at age 30.
Portrait of Saint Bede © St Bede - also known as the Venerable Bede - is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. He wrote around 40 books mainly dealing with...
The dramatic story of what unfolded was recorded by Beada, or Bede, a monk of the great Northumbrian monastery of Jarrow. Today, Bede is widely recognised as the greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar of his day, and by many as the greatest English historian of all time.
Though remembered as a historian, Bede's chief delight was in the study of Scripture. Four-fifths of his writings were on biblical interpretation. These include commentaries on the Pentateuch,...
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