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" Benedict, and afterwards by Ceolfrid ; and spending all the remaining time of my life in that monastery, I wholly applied myself to the study of Scripture, and amidst the observance of regular discipline, and the daily care of singing in the church, I... "
The venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical history of England, also the Anglo-Saxon ... - Page 291
by Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1881
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English Biography, Volume 7

Waldo Hilary Dunn - 1916 - 354 pages
...apostles Peter and Paul, which is atWearmouth and Jarrow], I was given by the care of my relatives, at seven years of age, to be educated by the most reverend abbot Benedict, and afterwards by Ceolfrid ; and from that period, spending all the remaining time...
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King Alfred's books

Alfred (King of England), George Forrest Browne - 1920 - 434 pages
...which Naitan, the King of " the Picts who occupy the north part of Britain," wrote to Abbat Ceolfrith " of the monastery of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, which is at the mouth of Wear, and at the place called Jarrow by the river Tyne," occupies thirteen octavo pages...
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The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1922 - 508 pages
...ancestors, or of my own knowledge, has, with the help of God, been digested by me, Bede, the servant of God, and priest of the monastery of the blessed...time of my life in that monastery, I wholly applied myself to the study of Scripture, and amidst the observance of regular discipline, and the daily care...
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Readings in English Social History, from Pre-Roman Days to A.D. 1837

Robert Burns Morgan - 1923 - 696 pages
...of Britain, and chiefly of the nature of the Angles, I, Bede, the servant of Christ, and presbyter of the monastery of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, which is at Viursemuda [Wearmouth], and Ingynum [Jarrow], have with the Lord's help, set in order, according as...
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Bell's English History Source Books, Issue 2

1924 - 136 pages
...ancestors, or of my own knowledge, has, with the help of God, been digested by me, Bede, the servant of God, and priest of the monastery of the blessed...Apostles, Peter and Paul, which is at Wearmouth and J arrow; who being born in the territory of that same monastery, was given, at seven years of age,...
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Church Historians: Including Papers on Eusebius, Orosius, St. Bede the ...

Peter Guilday - 1926 - 444 pages
...sums up his life in a few inimitable lines. Having been born on the territory of the monastery, " I was given at seven years of age to be educated by the most reverend Abbot Benedict, and afterwards by Ceolfrid; and spending all the remaining time of my life in that...
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England Before the Norman Conquest

Raymond Wilson Chambers - 1926 - 390 pages
...mine own knowledge, I have by the help of God brought unto this order and issue : I, Bede, the servant of God, and priest of the monastery of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul at Monkwearmonth and Jarrow. Being born in the territory of the same monastery, when I was seven years...
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Foi Chrétienne: Essai Sur la Structure Du Symbole Des Apôtres

Henri de Lubac - 1986 - 706 pages
...sums up his life in a few inimitable lines. Having been born on the territory of the monastery, "I was given at seven years of age to be educated by the most reverend Abbot Benedict, and afterward by Ceolfrid; and spending all the remaining time of my life in that monastery,...
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The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology

Kevin Crossley-Holland - 1999 - 324 pages
...placed on the floor of the sanctuary. BEDE ON HIMSELF With God's help, I, Bede, the servant of Christ and priest of the monastery of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul at Wearmouth and Jarrow, have assembled these facts about the history of the Church in Britain, and...
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Text and Picture in Anglo-Saxon England: Narrative Strategies in the Junius ...

Catherine E. Karkov - 2001 - 292 pages
...my own knowledge, with the help of God and to the best of my abilities, I, Bede, servant of Christ and priest of the monastery of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul which is at Wearmouth Jarrow, put together.' As Fry notes ('Art of Bede II', p. 76), Bede's words foreground the text and...
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