Bede was born near St. Peter and St. Paul monastery at Wearmouth-Jarrow, England. He was sent to the monastery at the age of three and was ordained at the age of thirty.<\/p>\n
He spent most of his life in the monastery devoted to the study of scripture and to teaching and writing. He is considered one of the most learned men of his time and a major influence on English literature.<\/p>\n
In 1899, St. Bede was made a\u00a0Doctor of the Church\u00a0by Pope\u00a0Leo XIII; he is the only native of Great Britain to achieve this designation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bede was born near St. Peter and St. Paul monastery at Wearmouth-Jarrow, England. He was sent to the monastery at the age of three and was ordained at the age of thirty. He spent most of his life in the monastery devoted to the study of scripture and to teaching and writing. He is considered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saint-of-the-day"],"yoast_head":"\n