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The Venerable Bede. c.672-735. The Venerable Bede. Monk at Wearmouth and Jarrow “The Father of English History”; also wrote on music, metrics, scripture, grammar, natural phenomena, chronologies Made new calculation of the earth’s age, began dividing Christian era into BC and AD.
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The VenerableBede c.672-735
The Venerable Bede • Monk at Wearmouth and Jarrow • “The Father of English History”; also wrote on music, metrics, scripture, grammar, natural phenomena, chronologies • Made new calculation of the earth’s age, began dividing Christian era into BC and AD
The Venerable Bede • Wrote Earth was round “like a playground ball” contrasting it with being “round like a shield” • Became known as “Venerable” just after his death but not considered for sainthood • Importance to Roman Catholicism recognized in 1899 and declared St. Bede the Venerable
The Ecclesiastical History • 5 books, about 400 pages • Contains ecclesiastical and political history of England from time of Caesar to its completion in 731 • First 21 chapters compiled from earlier writers with legends and traditions inserted • Has 596 documented sources, including oral testimony • Bede is credited with inventing footnoting
