medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> The fact that he was "venerable" instead of "saint" was noted in the
> MA as well.
I've always assumed that the "venerable" epithet indicates that Bede lived to be really, really
old, but this string makes me wonder whether it rather designates him as "worthy of
veneration". Does anybody know?
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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