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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 297101, member: 136"]Stanzerl, it does say<b> St Bede</b> on the back, and I imagine that is correct, due to all the books at his feet, and the scroll in his hand. Here's a bit about him:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b><i>Saint Bede the Venerable </i> </b></font></p><p><i>Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council ordered them to be read publicly in the churches.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>At an early age, Bede was entrusted to the care of the abbot of the Monastery of St. Paul, Jarrow. The happy combination of genius and the instruction of scholarly, saintly monks, produced a saint and an extraordinary scholar, perhaps the most outstanding one of his day. He was deeply versed in all the sciences of his times: natural philosophy, the philosophical principles of Aristotle, astronomy, arithmetic, grammar, ecclesiastical history, the lives of the saints and especially, holy Scripture.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the time of his ordination to the priesthood at 30–he had been ordained a deacon at 19–till his death, Bede was ever occupied with learning, writing, and teaching. Besides the many books that he copied, he composed 45 of his own, including 30 commentaries on books of the Bible.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>His Ecclesiastical History of the English People is commonly regarded as of decisive importance in the art and science of writing history. A unique era was coming to an end at the time of Bede’s death: It had fulfilled its purpose of preparing Western Christianity to assimilate the non-Roman barbarian North. Bede recognized the opening to a new day in the life of the Church even as it was happening.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>edited to add:</p><p>Aaron beat me to it, again! The info above is from the same site he showed.</p><p><br /></p><p>edited again to add:</p><p>St Bebe died on the Feast of the Ascension, which probably would explain why Mary is floating over him on the left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 297101, member: 136"]Stanzerl, it does say[B] St Bede[/B] on the back, and I imagine that is correct, due to all the books at his feet, and the scroll in his hand. Here's a bit about him: [SIZE=4][B][I]Saint Bede the Venerable [/I] [/B][/SIZE] [I]Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council ordered them to be read publicly in the churches.[/I] [I]At an early age, Bede was entrusted to the care of the abbot of the Monastery of St. Paul, Jarrow. The happy combination of genius and the instruction of scholarly, saintly monks, produced a saint and an extraordinary scholar, perhaps the most outstanding one of his day. He was deeply versed in all the sciences of his times: natural philosophy, the philosophical principles of Aristotle, astronomy, arithmetic, grammar, ecclesiastical history, the lives of the saints and especially, holy Scripture.[/I] [I]From the time of his ordination to the priesthood at 30–he had been ordained a deacon at 19–till his death, Bede was ever occupied with learning, writing, and teaching. Besides the many books that he copied, he composed 45 of his own, including 30 commentaries on books of the Bible.[/I] [I]His Ecclesiastical History of the English People is commonly regarded as of decisive importance in the art and science of writing history. A unique era was coming to an end at the time of Bede’s death: It had fulfilled its purpose of preparing Western Christianity to assimilate the non-Roman barbarian North. Bede recognized the opening to a new day in the life of the Church even as it was happening. [/I] edited to add: Aaron beat me to it, again! The info above is from the same site he showed. edited again to add: St Bebe died on the Feast of the Ascension, which probably would explain why Mary is floating over him on the left.[/QUOTE]
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