Bede, The Venerable ( - )
Biography
Born in and sent at seven years old by his parents to the monastery of St. Peter in Monkwearmouth, Bede moved to the abbey at Jarrow in , where he lived as a monk until his death on May 25, For thirty years from his entrance into the priesthood about , Bede collected extracts from the church fathers and developed materials that would come out in his Lives of the Abbots and Ecclesiastical History, our best sources for the early history of the Anglo-Saxons. Cuthbert, one of Bede's students, wrote a letter to his friend Cuthbert that described Bede's death. In this Cuthbert tells us that
Being well-versed in our native songs, he described to us the dread departure of the soul from the body by a verse in our own tongue, which translated means: `Before setting forth on that inevitable journey, none is wiser than the man who considers -- before his soul departs hence -- what good or evil he has done, and what judgement his soul will receive after its passing.'" (A History of the English Church and People, trans. Leo Shirley-Price [Penguin Books, ]: 19).
- Campbell, J.. “Bede (/).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
The Venerable Bede ( AD - AD)
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 theology and history.
Bede was probably born in Monkton, Durham. Nothing is known of his family background. At the age of seven he was entrusted to the care of Benedict Biscop, who is AD had founded the monastery of St Peter at Wearmouth. In AD, Bede moved the monastery at Jarrow, where he spent the rest of his life. By the age of 19 he had become a deacon and was promoted to priest at
His scholarship covered a huge range of subjects, including commentaries on the bible, observations of nature, music and poetry. His most famous work, which is a key source for the understanding of early British history and the arrival of Christianity, is 'Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum' or 'The Ecclesiastical History of the English People' which was completed in AD. It is the first work of history in which the AD system of dating is used.
Bede died in his cell at the monastery in May AD.
St. Bede the VenerableFeast day: May 25
The Catholic Church will celebrate the feast of St. Bede on May The English priest, monk, and scholar is sometimes known as “the Venerable Bede” for his combination of personal holiness and intellectual brilliance.
Bede was born during near the English town of Jarrow. His parents sent him at a young age to study at a monastery founded by a Benedictine abbot who would later be canonized in his own right as St. Benedict Biscop. The abbot's extensive library may have sparked an early curiosity in the boy, who would grow up to be a voracious reader and prolific writer.
Later, Bede returned to Jarrow and continued his studies with an abbot named Ceolfrid, who was a companion of St. Benedict Biscop. The abbot and a group of other monks instructed Bede not only in scripture and theology, but also in sacred music, poetry and the Greek language.
Bede's tutors could see that his life demonstrated a remarkable devotion to prayer and study, and Ceolfrid made the decision to have him ordained a deacon when he was Another Benedictine monk and future saint, the bishop John of Beverley, ordained Bede in
He studied for 11 more years before enter
The Venerable Bede
Bede's Chair at Jarrow,
Tyne and WearMost of what we know of the life of this prolific writer is gleaned from notes in his own writings. Bede entered the Monastery of St. Peter and St. Paul at Jarrow in Northumbria when he was 7 years old, in about AD.
He was given into the care of the abbot by his relatives, perhaps because they were too poor to keep him. From that day he seldom left the monastery, and then only to pay brief visits to friends in the area.
Bede's life was one of prayer and study. He seems to have been a simple man, much loved by his fellows and his students. The prefix "Venerable" was added to his name sometime in the century after his death. Bede was regarded as a saint in the north of England, but his cult never spread to the south.
Bede's master work was his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, completed in This history was commissioned by the Northumbrian king, and it seems clear that Bede had to phrase his writings so as to avoid offending his patron.
Despite this, Bede was given access to information from all over Britain, and even from the papal archives. His talent was one of gathering together fragmen
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