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Also known as Saint Bede, Venerable Bede, Beda, Saint Bede the Venerable, Bede the Venerable, Beda Anglicus, Bede le Venerable, Doctor of the English

monaco inglese e santo della Chiesa cattolica

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Beda Venerabilis, also known as Saint Bede the Venerable, was a male member of the Anglo-Saxon ethnic group born in Jarrow in 673. A Catholic saint and Doctor of the Church, he was a Benedictine theologian, poet, translator, and writer who wrote in Latin. He was a student of Ceolfrith and Benedict Biscop, and his student was Ecgbert. He died in Jarrow in 735.

His notable works include the *Ecclesiastical History of the English People* (also titled *Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum*), *The Reckoning of Time*, *Sermones sancti Augustini ad heremitas*, *Complete Works of Venerable Bede*, *Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne*, and *Book of the Holy Places*. He is described by sources such as Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. His feast day is May 25.

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Person · Open Library

Born
673
Died
735
Works
326

Top works

  • Liber scintillarum
  • Sermones sancti Augustini ad heremitas
  • Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
  • Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation from the Coming of Julius Cæsar into This Island in the Sixtieth Year Before the Incarnation of Christ till the Year of Our Lord 731
  • Complete Works of Venerable Bede

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Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Bede the Venerable
Saint.death_date
26 May 735 (aged 61 or 62)
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchAnglican CommunionLutheranism
Saint.image
E-codices bke-0047 001v medium (cropped).jpg
Saint.caption
The Venerable Bede writing. Detail from a 12th-century codex.
Saint.birth_place
Kingdom of Northumbria, possibly Monkwearmouth in present-day Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Saint.death_place
Jarrow, Northumbria
Saint.honorific suffix
OSB
Saint.titles
Doctor of the Church
Saint.canonized_date
Declared a Doctor of the Church in 1899 by Pope Leo XIII
Saint.canonized_place
Rome
Saint.attributes
Holding the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, a quill, a biretta
Saint.patronage
English writers and historians; Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, Beda College, San Beda University, San Beda College Alabang
Saint.major_shrine
Durham Cathedral, England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Beda
Gender
male
Place of birth
Jarrow
Place of death
Jarrow
Occupation
monk
Languages spoken
Latin
Student of
Benedict Biscop
Image
Man writing Corpus Christi College Cambridge MS. 389.jpg
Religious order
Benedictines
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Commons category
Bede
date of death
0735-05-25
feast day
May 25
canonization status
Catholic saint
date of birth
0672-00-00
Commons Creator page
Bede
topic's main category
Category:Bede
student
Ecgbert
described by source
Wikitólica
Commons gallery
Bede
name in native language
Beda Venerabilis
honorific prefix
Doctor of the Church
writing language
Latin
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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ethnic group
Anglo-Saxons
subject has role
Doctor of the Church
place of burial
Durham Cathedral
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Beda il Venerabile, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Explanatio Apocalypsis (fragment)

Explanatio Apocalypsis (fragment)

Martyrologium Bedae

Martyrologium Bedae

Expositio actuum apostolorum (fragment)

Expositio actuum apostolorum (fragment)

Opera quaedam theologica... necnon historica,... Accesserunt Egberti archiepiscopi Eboracensis dialogus de ecclesiastica institutione et Aldhelmi episcopi Scireburnensis liber de virginitate (etc.)

Opera quaedam theologica... necnon historica,... Accesserunt Egberti archiepiscopi Eboracensis dialogus de ecclesiastica institutione et Aldhelmi episcopi Scireburnensis liber de virginitate (etc.)

Opera omnia

Opera omnia

De temporum ratione (fragment)

De temporum ratione (fragment)

De natura rerum et temporum libri duo

De natura rerum et temporum libri duo

Secvndvs Operum Venerabilis Bedae Presbyteri Tomvs, in quo subsequentes continentur eiusdem Commentarii :

Secvndvs Operum Venerabilis Bedae Presbyteri Tomvs, in quo subsequentes continentur eiusdem Commentarii :

Tomvs Tertivs Continens Collectanea venerabilis Bed[a]e Presbyteri in Epistolas diui Pauli apostoli, ex operibus sanctissimi & doctissimi ecclesi[a]e catholic[a]e episcopi & doctoris, Augustini :

Tomvs Tertivs Continens Collectanea venerabilis Bed[a]e Presbyteri in Epistolas diui Pauli apostoli, ex operibus sanctissimi & doctissimi ecclesi[a]e catholic[a]e episcopi & doctoris, Augustini :

Iheronymus super Iheremiam. Explanatio Bede super Thobiam et Regum. Solutiones eiusdem de uerbis apostoli. Item sermo ipsius de Epiphania. Et sermones duo Augustini de resurrexione Domini. Item passio beate Katherine uirginis et martyris [titel fenestra]

Iheronymus super Iheremiam. Explanatio Bede super Thobiam et Regum. Solutiones eiusdem de uerbis apostoli. Item sermo ipsius de Epiphania. Et sermones duo Augustini de resurrexione Domini. Item passio beate Katherine uirginis et martyris [titel fenestra]

Beda super Actus apostolorum et super Canonicas epistolas; Libellus eiusdem de locis sanctis transmarinis; Beda super Apokalipsim; liber Baruch

Beda super Actus apostolorum et super Canonicas epistolas; Libellus eiusdem de locis sanctis transmarinis; Beda super Apokalipsim; liber Baruch

[Convoluut met theologische bloemlezingen, brieven, bijbelcommentaren e.a.]

[Convoluut met theologische bloemlezingen, brieven, bijbelcommentaren e.a.]

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Beati Isidori Hispalensis episcopi Etymologiarum libri 20 [titel 18de eeuw]

Beati Isidori Hispalensis episcopi Etymologiarum libri 20 [titel 18de eeuw]

VENERABILIS BEDAE presbyteri theologi doctissimi iuxta AC SANTISSIMI, COMMENTATIONVM IN SAcras literas.

VENERABILIS BEDAE presbyteri theologi doctissimi iuxta AC SANTISSIMI, COMMENTATIONVM IN SAcras literas.

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Textus varii

Sermones varii

Sermones varii

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Expositio librorum Ethicorum

Expositio librorum Ethicorum

Homiliae sanctorum patrum

Homiliae sanctorum patrum

Homiliae

Homiliae

Homiliae sanctorum patrum de tempore

Homiliae sanctorum patrum de tempore

Ysidorus super Penthateuchon Iosue Iudicum Regum et Esdre. Et Beda super Thobiam et Regum. Solutiones eiusdem de uerbis apostoli. Item recapitulatio desolationis Iherosolime secundum Egesyppum [titel fenestra]

Ysidorus super Penthateuchon Iosue Iudicum Regum et Esdre. Et Beda super Thobiam et Regum. Solutiones eiusdem de uerbis apostoli. Item recapitulatio desolationis Iherosolime secundum Egesyppum [titel fenestra]

Beda in Proverbia Salomonis

Beda in Proverbia Salomonis

HOMILIAE /

HOMILIAE /

IACOBI LA[TO]MI SACRAE THEOLOGIAE APVD LOVANIENSES PROFESSORIS CELEBERRIMI OPERA, QVAE PRAECIPVE ADVERsus horum temporum haereses erudissime, ac singulari iudicio conscripsit, ab innumeris vitiis, quibus scatebant; diligenter repurgata. Quibus accesserunt eiusdem authoris alia quaedam opuscula, nunquam antehac typis excusa. Cum Indice copiosissimo

IACOBI LA[TO]MI SACRAE THEOLOGIAE APVD LOVANIENSES PROFESSORIS CELEBERRIMI OPERA, QVAE PRAECIPVE ADVERsus horum temporum haereses erudissime, ac singulari iudicio conscripsit, ab innumeris vitiis, quibus scatebant; diligenter repurgata. Quibus accesserunt eiusdem authoris alia quaedam opuscula, nunquam antehac typis excusa. Cum Indice copiosissimo

VENERABILIS BEDAE Presbyteri Theologi doctissimi operum Tomus tertius:

VENERABILIS BEDAE Presbyteri Theologi doctissimi operum Tomus tertius:

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HOMILIAE VENERABILIS BEDAE PREsbyteri Anglosaxonis, theologi celeberrimi, in D. Pauli epistolas & alia ueteris & noui testamenti lectiones tam de tempore quàm de sanctis, ut per totum annum in templis leguntur, nunc primum excusae. CVM INDICE

HOMILIAE VENERABILIS BEDAE PREsbyteri Anglosaxonis, theologi celeberrimi, in D. Pauli epistolas & alia ueteris & noui testamenti lectiones tam de tempore quàm de sanctis, ut per totum annum in templis leguntur, nunc primum excusae. CVM INDICE

HOMILIAE VENERABILIS BEDAE PRESBYTERI ANglosaxonis, theologi celeberrimi, aestiuales, de tempore item & sanctis, nu [n] c denuo summa diligentiae restitutae. Adiectis aliquot Homiliis eiusdem hactenus desideratis

HOMILIAE VENERABILIS BEDAE PRESBYTERI ANglosaxonis, theologi celeberrimi, aestiuales, de tempore item & sanctis, nu [n] c denuo summa diligentiae restitutae. Adiectis aliquot Homiliis eiusdem hactenus desideratis

HOMILIAE VENERABILIS BEDAE PREsbyteri Anglosaxonis, theologi celeberrimi, in D. Pauli epistolas & alia ueteris & noui testamenti lectiones tam de tempore quàm de sanctis, ut per totum annum in templis leguntur, nunc primum excusae. CVM INDICE

HOMILIAE VENERABILIS BEDAE PREsbyteri Anglosaxonis, theologi celeberrimi, in D. Pauli epistolas & alia ueteris & noui testamenti lectiones tam de tempore quàm de sanctis, ut per totum annum in templis leguntur, nunc primum excusae. CVM INDICE

Bedae de tabernaculo et vasis eius ac vestibus sacerdotum libri III - BSB Clm 14390

Bedae de tabernaculo et vasis eius ac vestibus sacerdotum libri III - BSB Clm 14390

In Parabolas Salomonis - BSB Clm 14417. In Ecclesiasten / Hieronymus. Homiliae in Canticum canticorum

In Parabolas Salomonis - BSB Clm 14417. In Ecclesiasten / Hieronymus. Homiliae in Canticum canticorum

In epistulas catholicas - BSB Clm 14385

In epistulas catholicas - BSB Clm 14385

In libros Regum - BSB Clm 6307. Homiliae in Canticum canticorum/Origen. In Tobiam/Beda

In libros Regum - BSB Clm 6307. Homiliae in Canticum canticorum/Origen. In Tobiam/Beda

In Epistulas canonicas - BSB Clm 6284

In Epistulas canonicas - BSB Clm 6284

Article · Italiano

Beda il Venerabile (673 circa – 26 maggio 735) è stato un monaco cristiano e storico anglosassone, vissuto nel monastero benedettino di San Pietro e San Paolo a Wearmouth (oggi parte di Sunderland), in Inghilterra, e a Jarrow, in Northumberland; è sepolto nella Cattedrale di Durham. È famoso come studioso e autore di numerose opere, tra le quali la più conosciuta è la Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Storia ecclesiastica del popolo degli Inglesi), che gli ha valso il titolo di "Padre della storia inglese". Opera Bedae Venerabilis, 1563 È stato dichiarato santo e dottore della Chiesa dalla Chiesa cattolica. La memoria liturgica è il 25 maggio (nella messa tridentina è il 27 maggio); nel Rito ambrosiano la memoria liturgica è il 23 maggio. Citato da Dante Alighieri nella Divina Commedia, scrisse su molti altri argomenti, dalla musica alla poesia, ai commentari biblici. Il motto riportato nello stemma di papa Francesco, Miserando atque eligendo, è tratto da un passo delle Omelie di Beda il Venerabile (Om. 21; CCL 122, 149-151).

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