Benedict Biscop Saint

Benedict Biscop (c. 628 – 690), also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory (where he also founded the famous library) and was considered a saint after his death.

Personal facts

Benedict Biscop
Birth dateJanuary 01, 0628
Birth place
Northumbria
Date of deathJanuary 12, 0690
Place of death
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey

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Saint

major shrine
Thorney Abbey
venerated in
Church of England
Eastern Orthodox Church
Catholic Church

Benedict Biscop on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb45.htm
  2. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-jarrow.html