medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Not to worry. B.'s proclamation in 1899 as a Doctor of the Church and his presence in Dante's _Paradiso_ (though not his being the only Englishman to appear in that work) were both covered in my saints of the day notice of him just two days ago.
Best again,
John Dillon
On Sunday, May 27, 2007, at 10:21 pm, George Hardin Brown wrote:
> In my exasperated haste, I failed to mention that Bede is one of the
> last designated Doctors of the Church, and he is the only Englishman
> to appear in Dante's Paradiso.
>
> GHB
>
> We call him Venerable Bede because that has been his honorific title
> even during his era He is, however, a canonized saint in both the
> Anglican and Roman catholic calendars.
>
> GHB
>
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >>
> >> Memorial of St Bede.
> >>
> >> John Briggs
> >>
> > If he was a saint, then why did we call him the Venerable Bede? Or
> is this a
> >different person?
> >
> >V. K. Inman
> >
>
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