ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 25th of May WELCOME ! SAINT BEDE THE VENERABLE, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH ⬅️ Doctors of the Church - Complete List Saint Bede was born in 673, near the monastery of Wearmouth. He entered the monastery, was ordained, and lived a life of study and contemplation. His holiness was renowned in his lifetime; his pupils and comrades loved him; the works he wrote, particularly the “Ecclesiastical History of England”, were remarkable in their time and have endured. Saint Cuthbert wrote, after the death of Bede: “Well may we believe that, inasmuch as he had laboured here always in the praise of God, so his soul journeyed to the joys of heaven which he longed for.” PRAYER: Lord, you have enlightened your Church with the learning of Saint Bede. In your love may your people learn from his wisdom and benefit from his prayers. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the ...