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[[Image:Saintbede.jpg|right|thumb|250px| St. Bede the Venerable]]

[[Image:Saintbede.jpg|right|thumb|250px| St. Bede the Venerable]]

'''Bede the Venerable''' (b. 673; died 735)  was an [[Anglo-Saxon]] monk and scholar who lived at the Northumbrian monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow. An extraordinary scholar, perhaps the most outstanding one of his day. He learned the love of scholarship, personal devotion and discipline. He mastered [[Latin]], [[Greek]], [[Hebrew]] and had a good knowledge of the classical scholars and early church fathers. Eagerly sought by kings and other notables, including Pope Sergius. Bede is best known for his works ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People''. Bede's writings cover a broad spectrum including natural history, poetry, Biblical translation and exposition of the scriptures.<ref>http://www.bedesworld.co.uk/academic-bede.php</ref> The culture of Italy had been brought to [[Britain]] and it was combined with the simpler traditions, devotions and evangelism of the Celtic church. Bede's writings are considered the best summary of this period in history ever prepared. Some have called it "the finest historical work of the early Middle Ages." <ref>[http://www.britannia.com/bios/bede.html The Venerable Bede] Britannia Biographies</ref> Bede was made [[Doctor of the Church]] by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.

'''Bede the Venerable''' (b. 673; died 735)  was an [[Anglo-Saxon]] monk and scholar who lived at the Northumbrian monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow. Among his writings were the most widely read exegetical and didactic treatises of the Middle Ages. His <i>Ecclesiastical History of the English People</i>, meanwhile, has become the single most important source for early Anglo-Saxon history. Bede's other writings cover a broad spectrum including natural history, poetry, Biblical translation and exposition of the scriptures.<ref>http://www.bedesworld.co.uk/academic-bede.php</ref> The culture of Italy had been brought to [[Britain]] and it was combined with the simpler traditions, devotions and evangelism of the Celtic church. Bede's writings are considered the best summary of this period in history ever prepared. Some have called it "the finest historical work of the early Middle Ages." <ref>[http://www.britannia.com/bios/bede.html The Venerable Bede] Britannia Biographies</ref> Bede was made [[Doctor of the Church]] by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.

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