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Introduction

Born in Monkton, Jarrow in 673 AD, Bede was sent at age seven to live at St. Peter’s monastery in Wearmouth and later moved to a new foundation of St. Paul in Jarrow where he remained for the rest of his life.

Bede’s history of the church in England is about the conversion of the English people to Christianity and is a source of information especially for his famous work. His work is about how Christianity played an important role in creating a sense of national identity especially at a time when England was divided into a number of kingdoms.  He was so into the church that he said of himself, “I have devoted my energies to a study of the Scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight."

Bede’s work as biblical comments, shows that he championed the use of Christ’s incarceration as a way of dating events and his ‘ecclesiastical History’ woks shows this. The works shows an indispensable source of the early Anglo-Saxon history. His work is also from earlier writers like Gildas, Prosper of Aquitaine and Orosius. Most of his writings were about theology and commentaries in the old and New Testament and about homilies and treatises on detached portions of scripture.  (Religion facts).

According to one professor Plino, venerable is a title of honor which is attributed to the church to a person whose canonization was underway. In this case, venerable was used for a person who has an extraordinary will, temper of spirit and constancy that enabled an upright behavior for a long period of time even in difficult times. According to the information, Bede was a person who inspired a special admiration with those he dealt with and they felt that justice paid him some tribute of respect and so, I strongly feel that St. Bede deserves to be called ‘the venerable’. (Prof. Correa de O. P.).