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Quotation from Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede
“I wholly applied myself to the study of Scripture; and amidst the observance of monastic rule, and the daily charge of singing in the church, I always took delight in learning, or teaching, or writing.”
Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book V, Chapter XXIV, trans. A. M. Sellar
Bede's own brief account of his life at Wearmouth and Jarrow, at the end of the History.
Citation: "I wholly applied myself to the study of Scripture; and amidst the observance of monastic rule, and the daily charge of singing in the church, I always took delight in learning, or teaching, or writing." — Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book V, Chapter XXIV, trans. A. M. Sellar. (id bede-ecclesiastical-history-q7)
Portrait: The Venerable Bede translates John 1902, James Doyle Penrose, Public domain.
