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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture 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 > -- George Hardin Brown, Professor of English Emeritus Department of English, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2087 Home: 451 Adobe Place, Palo Alto, CA 94306-4501 Phones: Mobile: 650-269-9898; Fax: 650-725-0755; Home: 650-852-1231 ********************************************************************** 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