Optional Memorial
Saint Bede the Venerable
- Feast day
- May 25
- Patron of
- English writers and historians
- Origin
- English
Life
Bede was a Benedictine monk and Doctor of the Church whose Ecclesiastical History of the English People earned him the title Father of English History. He spent nearly his entire life at the monastery of Jarrow.
Follow the liturgical year
Bosko's liturgical calendar brings every saint, feast, and season to your day — with readings and reflections in 18 languages, adapted to your Christian tradition.
