The Death of the Venerable Bede

Seen here on his deathbed, soon after completing his translation into Anglo-Saxon of St John's Gospel. Two years earlier, in 733, Bede travelled to York, to visit Ecgbert, who was then bishop of York. The see of York was elevated to an archbishopric in 735, and it is likely that Bede and Ecgbert discussed the proposal for the elevation during his visit. Bede hoped to visit Ecgbert again in 734, but was too ill to make the journey. He died on 26 May 735 and was buried at Jarrow. Bede's remains may have been transferred to Durham Cathedral in the 11th century; his tomb there was looted in 1541, but the contents were probably reinterred in the Galilee chapel at the cathedral

Anglo Beam Bede Copyist Gospel Johns Northumbria Northumbrian Rays Saxon Scholar Scribe Translation Translator Venerable

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