 The Historical Works
of Venerable Bede Venerable Bede Translated from the Latin, by J. A. Giles, Ll. D. Late Fellow of C. C. Coll., Oxford. Volume II Biographical Writings, Letters, and Chronology. London: James Bohn, 12, King William Street, Strand, MDCCCXLV. To the Right Reverend Charles James, Lord Bishop of London, This Translation of the Ecclesiastical Biographies
of Venerable Bede, Is Most Respectfully Inscribed, by His LORDSHIP’S Obedient and Humble Servant, J. A. Giles. Contents
Title Page: THE HISTORICAL WORKS OF VENERABLE BEDE The Historical Works of Venerable Bede The PUBLISHER’S Advertisement The Life of Bede Chapter I
of His Birth Chapter II
of His Youth Chapter III
of His Admission to Holy Orders Chapter IV
of His Clerical and Literary Labours Chapter V
of His Supposed Journey to Rome Chapter VI
of His Pretended Residence at Cambridge Chapter VII
of His Occasional Visits to His Friends Chapter VIII
of BEDE’S Disciples Chapter IX
of His Death Chapter X
His Burial in the Church of Jarrow, and the Removal of His Remains to the Cathedral of Durham The Beginning of the Book of the Life and Miracles of Saint Cuthbert Bishop of Lindisfarne Chapter I
How Cuthbert, the Child of God, Was Warned by a Child of His Future Bishopric Chapter II
How He Became Lame with a Swelling in His Knee, and Was Cured by an Angel Chapter III
How He Changed the Winds by Prayer, and Brought the Scattered Ships Safe to Land Chapter IV
How, in Company with Shepherds, He Saw the Soul of Bishop Aidan Carried to Heaven by Angels Chapter V
How, on His Way, He Was Supplied with Food by God Chapter VI
How, as He Was Coming to a Monastery, Boisil, a Holy Man, Bore Testimony to Him by Prophesying in Spirit Chapter VII
How He Entertained an Angel, and Whilst Ministering to Him Earthly Bread, Was Thought Worthy to Be Rewarded with Bread from Heaven Chapter VIII
How Cuthbert Was Recovered from Sickness, and Boisil on His Death-Bed Foretold to Him His Future Fortunes Chapter IX
How Cuthbert Was Zealous in the Ministry of the Word Chapter X
How Cuthbert Passed the Night in the Sea, Praying; and When He Was Come Out, Two Animals of the Sea Did Him Reverence; and How the Brother, Who Saw Those Things, Being in Fear, Was Encouraged by Cuthbert Chapter XI
How, When the Sailors Were Prevented from Sailing by Bad Weather, He Predicted That It Would Be Fine on a Certain Day, and How He Obtained Food by Prayer Chapter XII
How He Foretold That, on a Journey, an Eagle Would Bring Him Food, and How This Took Place Accordingly Chapter XIII
How He Foresaw a Vision of a Fire Coming from the Devil Whilst He Was Preaching, and How He Put Out the Same Chapter XIV
How, When a House Was Really Set on Fire, He Put Out the Flames by Prayer Chapter XV
How He Cast Out a Devil from the PRÆFECT’S Wife, Even Before His Arrival Chapter XVI
How He Lived and Taught in the Monastery of Lindisfarne Chapter XVII
of the Habitation Which He Made for Himself in the Island of Farne, When He Had Expelled the Devils Chapter XVIII
How by His Prayers He Drew Water from the Dry Ground, and How He Got on During His Retirement Chapter XIX
How He Sowed a Field with Barley, and Kept Off the Birds from the Crop by His Mere Word Chapter XX
How the Crows Apologized to the Man of God for the Injury Which They Did Him, and Made Him a Present in Compensation Chapter XXI
How Even the Sea Was Subservient to His Wants Chapter XXII
How He Gave Salutary Admonitions to Many Who Came to Him, and Exposed the Impotent Snares of the Old Enemy Chapter XXIII
How ã†Lfled the Abbess and One of Her Nuns Were Cured of an Infirmity by Means of His Girdle Chapter XXIV
of His Prophecy in Answer to the Same ã†Lfled, Concerning the Life of King Ecgfrid and His Own Bishopric Chapter XXV
How, When Elected to the Bishopric, He Cured a Servant of One of the KING’S Attendants by Means of Holy Water Chapter XXVI
of His Manner of Life in His Bishopric Chapter XXVII
How, Though at a Distance, He Saw in Spirit the Death of King Ecgfrid, and the End of His Warfare, Which He Had Foretold Chapter XXVIII
How He Foretold His Own Death to Herebert, the Hermit, and by Prayers to God Obtained His Attendance Chapter XXIX
How, Through His Priest, He Cured the Wife of an Earl with Holy Water Chapter XXX
How He Cured a Girl of a Pain in the Head and Side, by Anointing Her with Oil Chapter XXXI
How He Cured an Infirm Man by Consecrated Bread Chapter XXXII
How, by Prayer, He Restored to Life a Young Man Whom He Found at the Point of Death on a Journey Chapter XXXIII
How, at a Time of Sickness, He Restored a Dying Boy in Health to His Mother Chapter XXXIV
How He Saw the Soul of a Man, Who Had Been Killed by Falling from a Tree, Ascend to Heaven Chapter XXXV
How He Changed Water by Tasting It, So That It Had the Flavour of Wine Chapter XXXVI
How Some of the Brethren, for Disobedience to Him, Were Detained by a Storm at Sea Chapter XXXVII
of the Temptations Which He Underwent in His Sickness, and His Orders Concerning His Burial Chapter XXXVIII
How, During His Illness, He Cured One of His Attendants of a Diarrhå’a Chapter XXXIX
of His Last Instructions to the Brethren; and How, When He Had Received the Viaticum, He Yielded Up His Soul in Prayer Chapter XL
How, According to the Previous Warning of the Psalm Which They Sung at His Death, the Brethren of Lindisfarne Were Assailed from Without, but by the Help of God Were Protected Chapter XLI
How a Boy, Who Was Possessed by a Devil, Was Cured by Some Water, Mixed with Dirt, from the Place Where the Water in Which His Corpse Had Been Washed Had Been Thrown Chapter XLII
How His Body After Nine Years Was Found Undecayed Chapter XLIII
How the Body of Bishop Eadbert Was Laid in the Grave of the Man of God, and the Coffin of That Saint Placed Upon It Chapter XLIV
How a Sick Man Was Cured at His Tomb by Prayer Chapter XLV
How a Paralytic Was Healed by Means of His Shoes Chapter XLVI
How the Hermit Felgeld Was Cured of a Swelling in the Face by Dwelling Under the Shadow of the Roof of the Man of God The Life of Saint Vedast Bishop of Arras Chapter I
How the Man of God, St. Vedastus, Was Introduced to King Hluthwic (Clovis the Great) Chapter II
How the King, After His Victory, Was Eager to Be Baptized, and How He Took St. Vedast to Teach Him and Administer to Him the Sacrament of the Faith Chapter III
How the Man of God, Vedast, Restored Sight to a Blind Man in the Presence of the King and People Chapter IV
How King Clovis Was Baptized in the City of Rheims, and Then Commended the Man of God Vedast to the Pontiff Remedius Chapter V
of the Conversation of the Man of God at Rheims, and of the Miracle Which He Wrought There Chapter VI
How the Holy Man Was Ordained by Saint Remedius, and Sent to the City of the Atrebates to Preach the Word of God; and How He Healed a Blind and Lame Man at the Entrance of the City Chapter VII
How He Explored Every Part of the City, and with Difficulty Found the Vestiges of an Ancient Church Among the Ruins Which Were Become Dens for Wild Beasts Chapter VIII
How at a Banquet Given by Clothaire, the Man of God, by the Sign of the Cross, Foiled the Machinations of the Devil Chapter IX
of the Sickness, Death, and Burial of the Holy Man, and How the House in Which He Died Escaped Untouched by a Fire Chapter X
a Homily Preached to the People on the Anniversary of the Birth of St. Vedast The Book of the Holy Places Abridged from the Works of the Ancients Chapter I
of Jerusalem Chapter II
of the Sepulchre of Our Lord, of the Churches of Constantine and Golgotha, and of the Other Holy Places in Jerusalem Chapter III
of Mount Sion and the Church Built Thereon, of Bethsaida and Siloam Chapter IV
of Acheldemach, and the Place Where Judas Hanged Himself Chapter V
of the Napkin from Our LORD’S Head, and of Another and Larger Towel Made by the Virgin Mary Chapter VI
of the Places Near Jerusalem, and the Church in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, Where Saint Mary Was Buried Chapter VII
of Mount Olivet, and the Church Founded Upon It, Where Our Lord Ascended to Heaven Chapter VIII
of the Situation of Bethlehem, and the Church Where Our Lord Was Born; and of the Tombs of David and Hieronymus, and the Three Shepherds Chapter IX
of the Site of Hebron, and of the Monuments of the Fathers and of Adam Chapter X
of Jericho and the Holy Places in Those Parts Chapter XI
of the River Jordan and the Sea of Galilee, Otherwise Called the Sea of Tiberias Chapter XII
of the Dead Sea, and the Nature of the Country Which Borders on It Chapter XIII
of the Place Where Our Lord Was Baptized Chapter XIV
of the Locusts, the Wild Honey, and the Fountain of St. John the Baptist Chapter XV
of JACOB’S Fountain, Near Sichem Chapter XVI
of Tiberias, Caparnaum, Nazareth, and the Holy Places in Those Parts Chapter XVII
of Mount Tabor, and the Three Churches Thereon Chapter XVIII
of Damascus Chapter XIX
of Alexandria, the River Nile, and the Church in Which Mark the Evangelist Is Buried Chapter XX
of Constantinople, and the Church Therein Which Contains Our LORD’S Cross Chapter XXI
Recapitulation Appendix A Narrative of the Translation of the Body of St. Cuthbert from Lindisfarne to Durham Extracted Out of the: Acta Sanctorum, Jo. Bollandi Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Copyright ©1999-2026 Wildfire Fellowship, Inc all rights reserved
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