Doctor of the Church
Saint Bede the Venerable
Religious · Doctor of the Church — Father of English History · Feast May 25
Saint Bede the Venerable, Father of English History, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Bede (c. 673-735), an English Benedictine monk of Jarrow, wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People and numerous scriptural commentaries. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.
Summary
Saint Bede the Venerable, Father of English History, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Father of English History
Feast day
May 25
Feast month
5
Ecclesial role
religious
Feast day of month
25