St. Bede the Venerable: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Saint Baeda the Venerable • the Venerable Bede • Bede of Jarrow • Saint Beda the Venerable
Born 672 or 673 • Jarrow • Northumbria
Died May 25, 735 • Jarrow • Northumbria
Notable Works “De temporum ratione” • “Ecclesiastical History of the English People”

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