biography
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Benedict Biscop, St
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pronunciation:
[bishop]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.628–c.689)
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| biography:
| Anglo-Saxon clergyman. He became a monk in 653, journeyed to Rome five times, and in 669–671 was Abbot of St Peter's, Canterbury. In 674 he founded a monastery at Wearmouth, endowing it richly with books, and in 682 founded a second monastery at Jarrow. He is said to have introduced stone edifices and glass windows to England. One of his pupils was the Venerable Bede. Feast day 12 January. |
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