The Age Of Bede Analysis

The Age of Bede is book of five texts that are important sources of the early history of the Christian Church in England and Ireland during the sixth and seventh centuries. This text will focus on ideals from four of the five texts. These ideals are the Life of Saint Cuthbert, the Life of Wilfred, Benedict Biscop's contribution to English Christianity, Ceolfrith founding and heading the monastery of Jarrow, how English monks and Bishops contacts with the continent and papacy affected English Christianity. Saint Cuthbert was devoted to serving God from young age. He was extremely unselfish. He would help anyone in need even if he himself was doing poorly. After he was educated in a monastery, he lived his sought-after life as a hermit. This eventually lead to becoming a bishop. He stressed for people to put all of their faith in God, if it God’s will then it will be done. This led to many of his miracles including, exorcizing a sheriff’s wife before he reached her and checked the flames of a house that was on fire. Cuthbert visited many villages …show more content…
The papacy had a profound effect on English Christianity. There are two good examples that show this. First, it changed the date on which the English celebrated Easter. This was a big deal to the English people and many fought this change for years afterwards. Secondly, the papacy restored Wilfrid’s titles. This shows that the papacy had an influence on the religion in England and that it could even influence Kings (if the King decided to listen). The agents who introduced the ideas of the papacy were very important. The agents where the ones who helped to bring the rulings or decisions of the papacy to England. Also, the agents were some of the original people who brought the religion to the English or helped it to thrive. One such example is Benedict Biscop introducing the religious customs of the continent to