The Venerable Bede

Bede Sites

Bede: His Life, Times, and World

• Bede's World: The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow. See also Tyneside's Rich History.
• The Venerable Bede: A very short page on some of Bede's scientific contributions
• The Venerable Bede: information: A short bio by Eamon Conway of All Hallows College
• Tomb of the Venerable Bede: Take a virtual tour of Durham Cathedral where Bede is buried
• St. Bede's Publications: A longer bio concentrating on Bede's contributions to Western Civ.
• Northumbria Tourist Board: An invitation to visit Bede's "home country"
• Medieval British Literature: Several short bios of some authors of the period
• All Saints Anglican Church Seacliff: A short bio
• John Houghton's Bede Index: Part of the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Most of the information seems to come from his PhD Dissertation (Bede's Exegetical Theology: Ideas of the Church in the Acts Commentaries of St. Bede the Venerable (University of Notre Dame, 1994))
• The Catholic Encyclopedia: A solid bio of the saint and discussion of his writings.
• British Tourist Authority: Their page on Northumbria includes info on Bede.
• 25 May - Bede's Feast Day: A short bio, his prayer, and one of his hymns.
• THE PENNY MAGAZINE - July 18, 1835: An article on Durham Cathedral, Bede's burial place.
• Encyclopedia Britannica: A concise article on Bede, w/ short bibliography.
• Bède le Vénérable: A short bio in French.
• The Ecole Glossary: Another short bio.

Bede: Books and Videos for Sale

• Bede Works: Ad for translations of Bede's Commentary on Acts, Commentary on the Epistles, and Gospel Homilies by the Cistercian Publications bookstore at St. Joseph's Abbey
• The Venerable Bede: by Benedicta Ward SLG from Cistercian Publications.
• Penguin Books: The Ecclesiastical History: Ad for the translation by Penguin Books
• Seraphim Rose Books: Some short information on some of his books
• The Orthodox Press: Bede: On the Tabernacle, Bede: On the Temple, Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles.
• St. Paul's - Jarrow: An ad for a video about the this monastic church where Bede lived.

Bede: His Writings

• Gregory the Great: Passage by Bede on the Pope
• Medieval Sourcebook: The Conversion of England (from Bede's Ecclesiastical History)
• Medieval Sourcebook: The Life of St. Cuthbert
• Medieval Sourcebook: The Lives of The Holy Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow
• Medieval Sourcebook: Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, Book I
• Medieval Sourcebook: Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, Book IV
• "A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing": A hymn by Bede in the Lutheran hymnbook
• "Hail Harbinger of Morn": A hymn by Bede in the Anglican hymnbook
• on the Burial of our Lord and Saviour: Some quotes from Bede and others on the subject.

Bede Images on the Internet

• Bede Ikon: From the Celtic Christianity Home Page
• Arms attributed to St. Bede: From John Houghton's Bede Index.
  
  

This WWW page was produced by Ryan Crisp and kept as a local copy for speed of access within the UK. The original (and possibly updated) page may be viewed at

http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/history/people/crisp.23/bede.htm

 If you have written a paper or done a project on the Venerable Bede, send it to the original author and he'll post it up on the original web site: crisp.23@osu.edu