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We're happy to present another installment of true heroes.

Stories of the Lives of the Saints, delivered by Father Thomas Tam.

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I was no longer the center of my life,

and therefore I could see God in everything.

Hello, my friends, and welcome to true heroes.

Today, as we come to the end of the school year, we are going to talk about the life of St. Bede the Venerable,

who spent his whole life studying and learning of the things of God and

his creation so that he could draw closer to God and love him the more.

Let us begin his story.

Bede was born near St. Peter and St. Paul Monastery at Wyrmouth, Jero, England.

He was sent there when he was three, and educated by two of the abbots there.

He became a monk at the monastery, was ordained when 30 years old,

and except for a few brief visits elsewhere spent his entire

life in the monastery, devoting himself to the study of scripture and to teaching and writing.

He is considered one of the most learned men of his time and a major influence on English literature.

His writings are a veritable summary of the learning of his time and included commentaries on the Pentateuch,

which is the first five books of the Bible, and various other books of the Bible,

theological and scientific treatises, historical works, and biographies.

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