Saint Bede The Venerable

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Bede
Historian and Doctor of the Church Born in 672 or 673 and died 735

Born and raised at St. Pauls monastery in Jarrow and rarely left

Dedicated his life to the study of scriptures and the observing the

members of the monastery

He became a priest when he was 30

Also referred to as Saint Bede

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St. Pauls

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Venerabilis
Given the name two generations after his death

A man was composing an epitaph on Bede and was at a loss for

words

The next morning he awoke to found that the angels had chosen

Venerabilis

The title then began to be used by well-respected priest and

deacons

Additionally, many began to refer to him as a venerable doctor

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Fame
Most educated man of his time Historic critic of past literary works and used them in references to

his own work as a whole

No adequate version of Bedes manuscripts has ever been published "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum is his greatest work and

gives the history of Christianity in England from the beginning up until his time and has become our foundation for our knowledge of British History ratione contain general histories of the world and have been shared and trusted by many historians

Other works such as "De temporibus liber" and "De temporum

Made many commentaries on the New Testament Bede is the earliest witness of pure Gregorian tradition in England

(plain chant written in the Church during the Middle Ages) 4/15/12 Most of Bedes works are found very valuable to present day