| Who
was the Venerable Bede? Scholar, Historian, Churchman
and Saint.

Date and Place of
Birth: 673.
Family Background:
Nothing is known of his parentage. He was taken to the monastery
of St. Peter at Wearmouth at the age of 7 by the Abbott, St. Benedict
Biscop.
Education:
Educated by Monks at Wearmouth and Jarrow.
Chronology:
Famous for popularising a new dating system,
which began events from the birth of Christ. (AD).
680: Entered St.
Peter's Monastery at Wear mouth at the age of seven.
686: Went to Jarrow,
where he spent much of the rest of his life.
703: Ordained.
Associated with the Monastery of St. Paul at Jarrow. Taught Greek,
Latin Hebrew and Theology.
Spent much of his time in prayer and writing.
Wrote works on the lives of five abbots and 114 saints as well
as several biblical commentaries, hymns, verses and books. Also
works on astronomy, medicine, physical science and grammar. He
made several commentaries on the Old and New Testaments and translated
the Gospel of St. John into Anglo-Saxon just before his death.
(836): The Synod
of Aachen posthumously awarded him the title “Venerable”.
(1899): Canonised:
(Made a Saint).
Written Works:
- 725: “De Temporum
Ratione” about the reckoning of the date for Easter.
- 731: “Historia
Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum” (Ecclesiastical History of the
English People). (This work earned him the title of the "Father
of English History").
(Introduced the custom of dating events from
the birth of Christ).
Marriage:
Never married.
Places of Interest:
COUNTY DURHAM:
Durham Cathedral.
TYNE AND WEAR:
The Bede Monastery Museum, Jarrow
Date and Place of
Death: 735.
Age at Death:
63.
Site of Grave:
Originally at Jarrow but his bones were moved in the Eleventh
Century to the Galilee Porch, Durham Cathedral, Durham, County
Durham, England.
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