Bede the Venerable: Commentary on the Seven Catholic Epistles

by Bede

In about 679, Bede, a boy of seven, was presented by his family as an oblate to the monastery of Wearmouth, Northumbria. He spent the rest of his life as a monk, first at Wearmouth, and later at Jarrow, five miles away. Using the monastic library he became 'the most learned man in Western Europe', and one of the most influential on future generations. He read, and wrote, in a wide variety of fields--natural science, mathematics, and astronomy, grammar,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879079827
• ISBN13: 9780879079826
• Release Date: November 1985
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"