Bede (The Venerable)

Major work

•          De Temporum Ratione

Importance

•          A scholar, exegete, and historian

•          The most important Christian scholar and writer of his era

•          Wrote commentaries on the Bible

•          Known as “Father of English History”

•          Also known as the “Venerable”

•          Wrote on many issues including hymnology, geography, and natural phenomena