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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >From: Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [M-R] A.D. >Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 17:50:39 -0700 > >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >I thought that the inventor of "A.D." was Dionysius Exiguus, a couple of >centuries before Bede (?) I've been blaming him for years for the fact >that Jesus was probably born in the year 4 B.C. > >Phyllis > I agree. Bede popularised AD, but certainly didn't invent it. Nick > >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > > >> Bede (d. 735) The greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar, whose fame >overshadowed > >> that of Aldhelm. Bede was a monk of Wearmouth-Jarrow, part of the > >> Northumbrian renaissance that fueled that of the Carolingians. He was >a > >> prolific author, and as historian even cited his sources(!) > > > >Known as "the Father of English History". IIRC he was also a >mathematician, > >a reformer of the calendar and the first person to date events from the > >Incarnation. i e he invented AD. > > > >Brenda M. C. > > > >********************************************************************** > >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > >to: [log in to unmask] > >To send a message to the list, address it to: > >[log in to unmask] > >To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > >to: [log in to unmask] > >In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > >[log in to unmask] > >For further information, visit our web site: > >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > >Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice >[log in to unmask] > >********************************************************************** >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >to: [log in to unmask] >To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] >To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion >to: [log in to unmask] >In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] >For further information, visit our web site: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html