Bede
Veneration: Fixed typo
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[[File:Depiction of St. Bede the Venerable (at St. Bede's school, Chennai) - Image has been cropped for better presentation.jpg|thumb|upright|Bede depicted at [[St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School|St Bede's School]], Chennai]] |
[[File:Depiction of St. Bede the Venerable (at St. Bede's school, Chennai) - Image has been cropped for better presentation.jpg|thumb|upright|Bede depicted at [[St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School|St Bede's School]], Chennai]] |
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There is no evidence for a [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] |
There is no evidence for a [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] praying to Bede in England in the 8th century. One reason for this may be that he died on the feast day of Augustine of Canterbury. Later, when he was [[veneration|venerated]] in England, he was either commemorated after Augustine on 26 May, or his feast was moved to 27 May. However, he was venerated outside England, mainly through the efforts of Boniface and [[Alcuin]], both of whom promoted the cult on the continent. Boniface wrote repeatedly back to England during his missionary efforts, requesting copies of Bede's theological works.{{harvnb|Ward|1990| pp=136–138}} |
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Alcuin, who was taught at the school set up in York by Bede's pupil Ecgbert, praised Bede as an example for monks to follow and was instrumental in disseminating Bede's works to all of Alcuin's friends. Bede's cult became prominent in England during the 10th-century revival of monasticism and by the 14th century had spread to many of the cathedrals of England. [[Wulfstan (died 1095)|Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester]] was a particular devotee of Bede's, dedicating a church to him in 1062, which was Wulfstan's first undertaking after his consecration as bishop.{{harvnb|Ward|1990| p=139}} |
Alcuin, who was taught at the school set up in York by Bede's pupil Ecgbert, praised Bede as an example for monks to follow and was instrumental in disseminating Bede's works to all of Alcuin's friends. Bede's cult became prominent in England during the 10th-century revival of monasticism and by the 14th century had spread to many of the cathedrals of England. [[Wulfstan (died 1095)|Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester]] was a particular devotee of Bede's, dedicating a church to him in 1062, which was Wulfstan's first undertaking after his consecration as bishop.{{harvnb|Ward|1990| p=139}} |
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