Bede

672–673 to 735 · Doctor 1899

Origin: Northumbria, on the lands of Wearmouth-Jarrow
Historical identity: Anglo-Saxon / Northumbrian
Affiliation: Benedictine tradition (OSB)

Life and work

Northumbrian monk, biblical commentator and historian. His study and teaching within the twin monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow produced the Ecclesiastical History and influential works on Scripture and time reckoning.

Places and activities

Monkwearmouth monastery

c. 680-685

Entered the monastery as a child for education.

Benedict XVI: Bede the Venerable

Jarrow monastery

c. 685-735

Lived as monk, teacher and author in the twin monastic foundation.

Benedict XVI: Bede the Venerable

Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia: The Venerable Bede

Primary sources

Further reading

Wikipedia

Bede

Dates and research notes

Years are historical biographical dates; an approximate label on a place record remains approximate.

Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.

Lifetime associations, not citizenship or a claim that all affiliations were held simultaneously.

Primary text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.

Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907. Biographical article.

Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.

Updated 2026-11-01