“the life of the primitive Church”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Figure timeline
Bede
Bede, also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the best known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title "The Father of English History". He served at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom of Northumb…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
culture · Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735) · hagiographer · poet · church historian · translator · theologian · writer · Bible translator · historian · hymnwriter · monk · also Bede, Bede le Venerable, Venerable Bede, Beda Anglicus, Saint Bede the Venerable, Doctor of the English
Born 0672 · Died 0735 · Q154938
17 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
14 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Quote
2026· 8 entries
“I have laboured to educate you in divine letters and ecclesiastical statutes.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
“Prayers are hindered by the conjugal duty because as often as I perform what is due to my wife I am not able to pray.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Sunderland Echo: Venerable Bede pupils ‘over the moon’ with GCSE results
- #news
- #headline
Sunderland Echo: In pictures: Scores of happy students celebrate their GCSE results at Venerable Bede CE Academy
- #news
- #headline
CatholicPhilly: St. Bede Church to Host Annual Padre Pio Festival in Holland Sept. 26-27
- #news
- #headline
Yahoo: What every Englishman owes to the Venerable Bede
- #news
- #headline
Public attention spiked: 2,998 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.2× the usual 718, with 0 article edits.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #attention
- #spike
- #pageviews
2010· 1 entry
BBC: The Venerable Bede (673 AD - 735 AD)
- #news
- #headline
2009· 1 entry
National Catholic Register: Venerable Bede: Saint and Scholar
- #news
- #headline
2008· 1 entry
Christianity Today: The Venerable Bede
- #news
- #headline
1899· 3 entries
When the Vatican declared him a Doctor of the Church
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
For celebration on 27 May rather than on his date of death, 26 May, which was then the feast day of St Augustine of Canterbury
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Pope Leo XIII canonised him and declared him a Doctor of the Church
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1831· 1 entry
The bones were dug up and then reburied in a new tomb, which is still there
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
0735· 1 entry
Died 0735.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
0672· 1 entry
Born 0672.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth