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Bede
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Now must we hymn the Master of heaven, The might of the Maker, the deeds of the Father, The thought of His heart.
— A. S. Cook & C. B. Tinker, Select Translations from Old English Poetry (1902), p. 77
Bede
Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)
- Fame65.1
- Momentum2.8
- Writers rank#88
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- Fame65.1
- Momentum2.8
- Writers rank#88
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Lived 672–735, aged 63United Kingdom
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Updated 2026-06-09
An eighth-century monk who gave the English-speaking world its founding history and taught medieval Europe to count years from the birth of Christ. His Ecclesiastical History remains the single most important source for understanding how England became Christian — and became England.
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Born around 672 on monastery lands in Northumbria, Bede entered Monkwearmouth at seven and moved to Jarrow under Abbot Ceolfrith. In 686 a plague killed most of the population there; he and Ceolfrith survived. He spent nearly his entire life within those walls, writing biblical commentaries, works on computus (the science of calculating calendar dates), and above all the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, which earned him the title "Father of English History." He helped popularize Anno Domini dating — counting forward from Christ's birth — a practice that became standard across medi…
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