Bede the Venerable
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Bede the Venerable 🇬🇧

Beda Venerabilis (Known as "The Venerable Bede")
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Born c. 672 CE 🇬🇧 Monkton, Kingdom of Northumbria
Passed Away May 26, 0735 Jarrow, Kingdom of Northumbria
Lifespan 63 years old
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"I have spent my whole life in this monastery, and it has always been my joy to learn, to teach, and to write."

Archival Overview

Northumbrian monk, Doctor of the Church, and Father of English History whose 'Ecclesiastical History of the English People' and calendar calculations (AD dating) forged English identity.

Biographical Record

Bede (c. 672–735 CE) entered the twin monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow at age seven, spending his life in prayer, teaching, and writing in Latin.

His Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum chronicled the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England, while his scientific work De Temporum Ratione popularized the BC/AD dating system across Western Europe.

Key Life Milestones

725

De Temporum Ratione Published

Authored his scientific treatise on time reckoning and the computation of Easter, establishing AD chronology.

731

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Completed his masterwork chronicle, celebrated as the foundation of English historiography and national identity.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Galilee Chapel, Durham Cathedral
Durham, United Kingdom
GPS: 54.7739, -1.5761
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