May 25
St. Bede the Venerable
An eighth-century English Benedictine monk who spent his entire life at the monastery of Jarrow and became the first great historian of the English Church. His Ecclesiastical History of the English People is the primary source for early English Christianity. He popularized the BC/AD dating system and is the only Englishman named a Doctor of the Church.
Why it matters for your parish:
The father of English Church history — a natural content piece for any English-speaking parish. His methodical love of truth and devotion to scholarship make him patron of historians and researchers.
Graphics for this saint are coming soon.