medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
If memory serves, that was the Venomous Bead in _1066 and All That_.
In my saints of the day notice for B. on 25. May I referred to him as Bede the Venerable. Repositioning the adjective away from the attributive position is a fairly common way of dealing with misunderstanding about Bede's recognized sanctity.
B. has been called _venerabilis_ in manuscripts of his writings since at least the ninth century. It's quite possible that the continuation of this practice, originally not unique with Bede (the word is said to have once been a standard honorific for priests), has had a great deal to do with "Venerable" having become his sobriquet.
Best,
John Dillon
On Sunday, May 27, 2007, at 10:14 pm, Diana Wright wrote:
> Otherwise known as the Venemous Bede, in /1066 and All That/.
>
> Or does this callow and unbooked generation still read it?
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> DW
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>
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> George H. Brown wrote:
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> > 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
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> >
> >> 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
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> >> is this a
> >> different person?
> >>
> >> V. K. Inman
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