Historiae ecclesiasticae gentis anglorum: libri III, IV.

Saint Bede (the Venerable), Joseph Rawson Lumby

University Press, 1881 - England - 484 pages

Contents

• Four years vacancy of the see of Canterbury: 4
• Contents ixXX: 10
• Death of Edwin king of Northumbria A D 633: 19
• Aidans mission and its success 2628: 26
• Conversion of the West Saxons by Birinus: 30
• Other miracles wrought by the dust of the place where: 37
• Death of Paulinus bishop of Rochester: 47
• The pope chooses an archbishop 8285: 82
• Leaves Rome A D 668: 89
• Episcopate among the West Saxons: 93
• Death of king Oswy A D 670: 103
• A comet appears A D 678: 113
• Caedwalla of the royal family of the Gewissi ravages the land: 121
• Cudberct ordained bishop of Lindisfarne A D 684: 150
• Of Cudbercts death and the premonition thereof: 156
• APPENDIX: 163
• TABLE OF CONTENTS: 176
• TABLE OF CONTENTS: 191
• His exemplary character: 193
• Lives of Beda: 200
• Missions to Germany: 207
• CHAPTER XIIII: 214
• Virtues of relics: 216
• 1: 220
• Abbat John the archchanter was at this synod: 223
• Early British missionaries: 226
• Hist eccl v 24 167175: 234
• Visions of angels: 235
• Matins: 241
• Sigberct king of the East Angles: 251
• Schools founded in England: 252
• CHAPTER XIX: 260
• War between Penda king of Mercia and king Oswy: 264
• Of Etheldreda wife of king Ecgfrid: 265
• Expulsion of Winfrid bishop of the Mercians: 268
• The power of the keys: 276
• Colman retires to Scotland: 277
• On the reading of the psalter: 282
• Relics sent to England: 288
• Travelling on the continent: 295
• Invalid ordinations: 301
• Pilgrimages from England to Rome 309 363: 309
• Earconwald bishop of the East Saxons: 315
• Double monasteries: 316
• Comets and their portents: 326
• She founds the monastery of: 333
• Commemoration of benefactors: 334
• Lateran synod A D 649: 340
• Vows of continence: 348
• CHAPTER XXVIII: 352
• TABLE OF CONTENTS: 354
• Monks have no property: 362
• Caedmons first song: 369
• Incantations and charms: 379
• Burial in church: 387
• Date of Bedas death: 401
• EXCURSUS I: 410
• EXCURSUS III: 417
• EXCURSUS IV: 423
• Easter question 219: 427
• ADDITIONAL NOTES 429: 429
• Mediation of archbishop Theodore 132133: 442
• GLOSSARY: 445
• ADDITIONAL GLOSSARY: 475
• INDEX TO THE NOTES 431: 481
• The monastery of Coludi Urbs Coldingham destroyed: 482

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Historiae ecclesiasticae gentis anglorum: libri III, IV.; Pitt Press series: Latin authors; Pitt press series: [Latin authors]
• Authors: Saint Bede (the Venerable), Joseph Rawson Lumby
• Editors: John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, Joseph Rawson Lumby
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: University Press, 1881
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 8, 2007
• Length: 484 pages