At age 7, Bede was given to the monks of Wearmouth Abby as an oblate. He never left. "From that time, I have spent the whole of my life within that monastery, devoting all my pains to the study of ...

At the age of seven he was entrusted to the care of Benedict Biscop, who is 674 AD had founded the monastery of St Peter at Wearmouth. In 682 AD, Bede moved the monastery at Jarrow, where he spent ...

This morning in St. Peter's Square Pope Benedict reflected on the teachings of Saint Bede the Venerable, which provide modern Christians in every state of life with a way to holiness. In the ...

At one time, Plavac said, he was drawn to the monastic life and became an admirer of St. Bede, the church’s namesake. The saint (672-735) was known as the most learned man of his day.