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Line 23: − ==Death== − Even on the day of his death, Bede was still busy dictating a translation of the [[Gospel of John]]. Bede died peacefully in 735 and was buried at Jarrow before being moved inside Durham Cathedral.<ref>http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/introduction/gallery/bede</ref>. He was already renowned among his peers, being described by Bishop Boniface as having "shone forth as a lantern in the world by his scriptural commentary." The title Venerable seems to have been associated with him approximately within two generations after his death.
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Bede was made [[Doctor of the Church]] by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.
Bede was made [[Doctor of the Church]] by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.
==Life==
==Life and Death==
Nearly everything known about Bede is contained in the short autobiography he appended to his <i>Ecclesiastical History</i>:
Nearly everything known about Bede is contained in the short autobiography he appended to his <i>Ecclesiastical History</i>:
Bede wrote and taught throughout his life. Among his most important pupils was Egbert (d. 766), who went on to become Archbishop of York.
Bede wrote and taught throughout his life. Among his most important pupils was Egbert (d. 766), who went on to become Archbishop of York.
Even on the day of his death, Bede was still busy dictating a translation of the [[Gospel of John]]. Bede died peacefully in 735 and was buried at Jarrow before being moved inside Durham Cathedral.<ref>http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/introduction/gallery/bede</ref>. He was already renowned among his peers, being described by Bishop Boniface as having "shone forth as a lantern in the world by his scriptural commentary." The title Venerable seems to have been associated with him approximately within two generations after his death.
==Works==
==Works==
Bede's earliest Biblical commentary was probably that on the book of Revelation. He interpreted the bible mainly as an allegory, applied criticism and tried to solve discrepancies. This was extremely popular in this period of time and his reputation spread feverishly across the monasteries of Europe. Bede's two chronological works, ''On Times'' and ''On the Reckoning of Time'' (De temporibus and De temporum ratione), establishing the dates for Easter and equating the number of the years of [[Jesus Christ]]'s life. Bede popularized the Anno Domini ('Year of Our Lord') dating system. <ref>[http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/ukandireland/p/prbede.htm Bede] About.com</ref>
Bede's earliest Biblical commentary was probably that on the book of Revelation. He interpreted the bible mainly as an allegory, applied criticism and tried to solve discrepancies. This was extremely popular in this period of time and his reputation spread feverishly across the monasteries of Europe. Bede's two chronological works, ''On Times'' and ''On the Reckoning of Time'' (De temporibus and De temporum ratione), establishing the dates for Easter and equating the number of the years of [[Jesus Christ]]'s life. Bede popularized the Anno Domini ('Year of Our Lord') dating system. <ref>[http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/ukandireland/p/prbede.htm Bede] About.com</ref>
==Quotes==
==Quotes==