Historical FigureMale
Beda Venerabilis
672 – 735
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryBede, OSB, also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English Benedictine 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 Northumbria of the Angles.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 671
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Date of death
November 30, 734
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Citizenship
Kingdom of Northumbria
Occupations & fields
hagiographerpoetchurch historiantranslatortheologianwriter
Notable works
Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleChronica minoraThe Reckoning of TimeOn timesDe natura rerumDe die iudicii
- Field and occupation
- anglosaský mnich a učenec, historik a teolog
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