Miracles and the Venerable Bede

Miracles and the Venerable Bede

Author: William David McCready

Publisher: PIMS

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780888441188

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The subject of this book is the concept of miracles in the thought of the Venerable Bede. Its specific focus is Bede's understanding of the miracles of modern saints, miracles of the sort that he himself describes for us in his Ecclesiastical History.


Sanctity and Authority

Sanctity and Authority

Author: Thomas Edward Rochester

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This doctoral dissertation investigates the writings of the Venerable Bede (673-735) in the context of miracles and the miraculous. It begins by exploring the patristic tradition through which he developed his own historical and hagiographical work, particularly the thought of Gregory the Great in the context of doubt and Augustine of Hippo regarding history and truth. It then suggests that Bede had a particular affinity for the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles as models for the writing of specifically ecclesiastical history. The use of sources to attest miracle narratives in six hagiographies known to Bede from Late Antiquity are explored before applying this knowledge to Bede and five of his early Insular contemporaries. The research is rounded off by a discussion of Bede's use of miracles in the context of reform, particularly his desire to provide adequate pastoral care through his understanding of the ideal bishop best exemplified by Cuthbert and John of Beverley. By examining Bede and the miraculous not only through the lens of his predecessors but also among his contemporaries, this thesis ultimately positions Bede as an innovative Anglo-Saxon scholar, though one clearly conscious of the traditions within which he was working.


Clavis Historicorum Antiquitatis Posterioris

Clavis Historicorum Antiquitatis Posterioris

Author: Peter Van Nuffelen

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782503552958

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"This volume inventorises the whole historiographical production of Late Antiquity. The 'Clavis Historicorum Antiquitatis Posterioris', part of the Brepols 'Claves', is an inventory of all attested works of historiography from Late Antiquity (300-800 AD), in any state of preservation. It offers full coverage of works written in Latin, Greek, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian and Coptic, while also including Jewish and Persian works. Containing information on author and work, it provides guidance on authorship, social and religious context, genre, sources, manuscript tradition, and editions and translations. A substantial introduction discusses genres in late ancient historiography, and numerous indices facilitate the use of the 'Clavis'. In this way, the 'CHAP' will be an essential research tool for scholars working on the history of historiography, Late Antiquity and Patristics, and it will facilitate further research on the genre."--


Miracles of Punishment and the Religion of Gregory of Tours and Bede

Miracles of Punishment and the Religion of Gregory of Tours and Bede

Author: Duard Grounds

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3643906145

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Gregory, a 6th-century bishop of Tours, was a great collector of saints' lives. The Gallic saints he described would heal the sick, protect fugitives, and release prisoners. However, these saints were also quick to take offense and to punish - paralyzing, crippling, and even killing those who slighted them or threatened their interests. This book reconciles these two aspects of Gregory's saints, allowing for a better understanding of the place of miracles of punishment (Strafwunder) within the broader theological context of the early medieval Latin West. (Series: Theologie - Vol. 110) [Subject: Religious Studies, Christianity, Medieval Studies]


The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne

The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne

Author: Bede

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-02-12

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9781530014835

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Bede ( 672? - 735), also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria. Bede's monastery had access to a superb library which included works by Eusebius and Orosius. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work,The Ecclesiastical History of the English People gained him the title "The Father of English History".


The Venerable Bede; His Life and Writings

The Venerable Bede; His Life and Writings

Author: George Forrest Browne

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781230387697

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE LIFE OF ST. CUTHBERT Stories of miracle--Many of these stories not miraculous--Melrose and Boisil--Alchfrith and Ripon--Prior of Melrose--Abbat of Lindisfarne--His rule there--Retirement to a small island-- Bishop of Lindisfarne--At Carlisle--His death and burial--Relics of St. Cuthbert--Coffin--Pectoral cross--Portable altar--Robes. BEDE'S Life of St. Cuthbert was undertaken at the request of the bishop and monks of Lindisfarne. We have already seen the extreme care which he took to make it accurate. The story is full of miracles from beginning to end, and each miracle comes down to us with the solemn attestation of those who knew Cuthbert well, and had lived under his personal rule. Thus there can be no doubt that in that age the frequent occurrence of miracles was accepted as an incontestable fact. Bede's own feeling in the matter seems to have been that it was, perhaps, as well to give his authority for any miraculous story he related; but, beyond that, there is no appearance of an expectation on his part that his accounts of miracles would be disbelieved. Even when he describes in a circumstantial manner the steps he took to secure perfect accuracy in his Life of St. Cuthbert, he does not in the most remote way suggest that without such explanations of his method of procedure his account might be doubted because of the miracles it contained. And in his Ecclesiastical History, the latter part of which contains many miraculous stories, there is no sign to indicate that a miracle was less likely to be believed than the fact that two comets appeared in the year 729. But as we proceed with the life of St. Cuthbert, we shall see that the great mass of what is called miracle is susceptible of a simpler explanation, even...


Life and Miracles of St. Benedict

Life and Miracles of St. Benedict

Author: Pope Gregory I

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 1949-03

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780814603215

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A translation of the biography written by Pope Gregory the Great, this official biography is also known as the Second Book of Dialogues. It is the earliest and thus the most valuable biography of St. Benedict.


Venerable Bede Collection [3 Books]

Venerable Bede Collection [3 Books]

Author: Venerable Bede

Publisher: Aeterna Press

Published:

Total Pages: 912

ISBN-13:

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VENERABLE BEDE COLLECTION [3 BOOKS] Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, both of which were then in the Kingdom of Northumbria. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title "The Father of English History". —BOOKS— THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH NATION THE EXPLANATION OF THE APOCALYPSE THE HISTORICAL WORKS OF VENERABLE BEDE PUBLISHER: AETERNA PRESS