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Biography of Bede, St.
Name: Bede, St.
Birth Date: c. 672
Death Date: 735
Place of Birth: Northumbria, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: monk, religious scholar, theologian
Bede, St.
St. Bede (ca. 672-735), known as the Venerable Bede, was an English monk, scholar, and theologian. His works were the crowning cultural achievement in England in the 8th century, "the age of Bede."Bede was born in Northumbria, near Jarrow. When he was 7, relatives brought him to the Benedictine abbey at nearby Wearmouth; he passed the remainder of his life at Wearmouth and later at a new monastery at Jarrow. The period during which Bede lived was the "golden age of English monasticism," and close relations with Rome and the papacy resulted in a free exchange of information and culture.Bede's works are many and various; establishing their chronology with precision is difficult. He considered his major achievement to be his biblical commentaries, which were firmly rooted in traditional exegesis, with much use of allegory to expound scriptural meanings. He wrote two scientific treatises on chronology and the formation of the …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…became a legend, revered for his holiness and learning. His greatest work, the Ecclesiastical History, was a constant model for historians throughout the Middle Ages. Further Reading The most complete introduction to Bede is A. Hamilton Thompson, ed., Bede: His Life, Times, and Writings (1935). A perceptive analysis of Bede's hagiography and historiography is in Charles W. Jones, Saints' Lives and Chronicles in Early England (1947). An interpretation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History is presented in the chapter on Bede in Robert W. Hanning, The Vision of History in Early Britain: From Gildas to Geoffrey of Monmouth (1966). Margaret Deanesley, The Pre-Conquest Church in England (1961), provides a modern account of the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons.Browne, G. F. (George Forrest), The Venerable Bede, his life and writings, Norwood, Pa.: Norwood Editions, 1977. Hunter Blair, Peter, The world of Bede, Cambridge England; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Ward, Benedicta, The Venerable Bede, Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Pub., 1990.
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