The Complete Book of Hymns - Tyndale House

The Venerable Bede was not called Venerable because he was so old but because he was so wise and brilliant in many different areas. Living thir-teen hundred years ago, he was one of the earliest historians and theolo-gians in the English church. He wrote books on science, nature, and grammar.Heisreveredas“TheFatherofEnglishHistory”becauseofhis

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