Saint Bede The Venerable

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England Saint Bede The Venerable

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Bede the Venerable (c. 672 - May 27, 735) was a Benedictine monk at Saint Peter's monastery in Wearmouth (now part of Sunderland), and from his attached monastery, Saint Paul, now Jarrow. Both monasteries were founded by Saint Benedict Biscop, their teacher. He is known as a writer and scholar, his best-known work being the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the Anglo People), which earned him the title of "Father of English History". Beda wrote on many other subjects, from music to religion. In fact, at times, he is considered one more Church Father. Almost everything that is known about his life is found in an annex added by him in his Historia ecclesiastica (v.24). He completed the work in 731 and says he was then in his 59th year of life, giving a probable date of birth in 672-673. He also says that he was born in "the lands of this monastery". In his work he tells that he was voluntarily sent to Monkwearmouth monastery at the age of seven and that he became a deacon at 19 and a priest at 30. His noble ancestry is unclear. He was instructed by the abbots Benedict Biscop and Ceolfrid, and possibly the latter accompanied Jarrow in 682. When a plague struck Jarrow in 686, all the monks and clerics on the scene died, with the exception of Beda and the abbot,