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  1. Benedict Biscop (c. 628 – 690), also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory (where he also founded the famous library) and was considered a saint after his death.

  2. Apr 17, 2024 · Saint Benedict Biscop (born c. 628, Northumbria, England—died Jan. 12, 689/690, Wearmouth, Northumbria; feast day January 12; for English Benedictines and dioceses of Liverpool and Hexham February 13) was the founder and first abbot of the celebrated twin monasteries of SS.

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  3. Facts. Feastday: January 12. Patron: of English Benedictines, musicians, painters, and the City of Sunderland. Birth: 628. Death: 690. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Benedict Biscop.

  4. 1 day ago · Overview. Benedict Biscop. (c. 628—689) abbot of Wearmouth and scholar. Quick Reference. (628–89), founder and first abbot of Wearmouth, scholar, and patron of the arts. He was born of a noble Northumbrian family, and, as Biscop Baducing (his family name), was in the service of the Northumbrian king Oswiu until 653.

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  6. May 11, 2018 · People. Philosophy and Religion. Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches: General Biographies. Benedict Biscop. views 1,477,426 updated May 11 2018. Benedict Biscop (628– c. 690) at 25 left his position at Oswiu's Northumbrian court to undertake the first of several pilgrimages to Rome.

  7. Benedict Biscop (c. 627 –690), also called Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman, monk and abbot. He was the founder and benefactor of the Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbeys. He had been a thane of King Oswiu of Northumbria and an officer in his court.

  8. Benedict Biscop, Saint, an English monastic founder, b. of a noble Anglo-Saxon family, c. 628; d. January 12, 690. He spent his youth at the court of the Northumbrian King Oswy. When twenty-five years old, he made the first of his five pilgrimages to Rome.

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