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Bede was an Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint. Born on 672 in Jarrow, Bede died on 25 May 735 in Jarrow.
Notable works include Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Chronica minora and The Reckoning of Time.
With a Wikipedia article in 87 languages, Bede is No. 4,696 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 672, Jarrow
- Died
- 25 May 735, Jarrow
- Country
- Kingdom of Northumbria
- Known as
- Hagiographer, poet, church historian
- Field
- Religion
- Languages
- Latin
- Wikipedia editions
- 87
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63
Lived to 63.
2
Two people in the Index born in Jarrow, with John Miles.
87
Has a Wikipedia article in 87 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Notable works
Notable works
- Ecclesiastical History of the English People
- Chronica minora
- The Reckoning of Time
- On times
- De natura rerum
- De die iudicii
- Sermons
- Explanatio Apocalypsis
- Commentarium super Lucam
- Hexaemeron
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