the Venerable Bede

the Venerable Bede
n. Bede, Beda, Saint Bede (672-735), English monk who was a theologian and historian (he introduced the method of dating history from the birth of Christ)

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  • The Venerable Bede —     The Venerable Bede     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Venerable Bede     Historian and Doctor of the Church, born 672 or 673; died 735. In the last chapter of his great work on the Ecclesiastical History of the English People Bede has told us… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • (the) Venerable Bede — Bede [Bede] (also called the Venerable Bede) (c. 673–735) an English ↑monk and ↑historian. At his ↑monastery in ↑Jarrow in north east England …   Useful english dictionary

  • the Venerable Bede — ➡ Bede * * * …   Universalium

  • the Venerable Bede — noun (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672 735) • Syn: ↑Bede, ↑Saint Bede, ↑St. Bede, ↑Baeda, ↑Saint Baeda, ↑St. Baeda, ↑Beda, ↑Saint Beda, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bede, The Venerable — (ca. 673–735)    The Venerable Bede was an English monk who, though he never traveled beyond the boundaries of his native Northumbria, gained an international reputation as perhaps the most learned man of his age. Though he wrote some 40 books on …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Bede the Venerable, Saint — ▪ Anglo Saxon historian Bede also spelled  Baeda  or  Beda  born 672/673, traditionally Monkton in Jarrow, Northumbria died May 25, 735, Jarrow; canonized 1899; feast day May 25       Anglo Saxon theologian, historian, and chronologist, best… …   Universalium

  • Venerable Bede — Beda Venerabilis in einem mittelalterlichen Manuskript Beda Venerabilis (dt. Beda der Ehrwürdige, engl. the Venerable Bede) (* 672 oder 673 bei Wearmouth in Northumbria; † 26. Mai 735 Kloster Jarrow) war ein angelsächsischer Benediktin …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Venerable Bede — the see BEDE Saint * * * …   Universalium

  • Venerable Bede — the see BEDE Saint …   English World dictionary

  • Bede, The Venerable — • Benedictine monk, priest, historian, Doctor of the Church, d. 735 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

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