Benedict Biscop

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:the_Venerable_Bede
gptkb:Bede
gptkbp:born c. 628
gptkbp:burial_place Jarrow
gptkbp:contributed_to the development of English culture
the spread of Christianity in Northumbria
gptkbp:died c. 689
gptkbp:encouraged the copying of manuscripts
gptkbp:established a school at Jarrow
the first library in England
gptkbp:export_markets books from Rome
gptkbp:feast_day January 12
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Jarrow_Abbey
gptkb:Wearmouth_Abbey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benedict Biscop
gptkbp:influenced the education of clergy
Anglo-Saxon monasticism
the architecture of monasteries
gptkbp:inspired future generations of monks
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:the_Rule_of_St._Benedict
gptkbp:is_taught_in monastic practices
gptkbp:is_visited_by Rome multiple times
gptkbp:known_for founding monasteries
his role in the early medieval church
his dedication to monastic life
gptkbp:legacy influence on later monastic reformers
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Monkwearmouth-Jarrow_Abbey
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Northumbria
gptkbp:place_of_death Jarrow
gptkbp:promoted the use of Latin
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:title gptkb:Abbot
gptkbp:was a founder of the first double monastery in England.
a key figure in the history of Christianity in England
a disciple of St. Benedict
a pioneer of monasticism in England
a promoter of learning and scholarship
a significant figure in the Anglo-Saxon period
gptkbp:was_a_patron_of gptkb:scholarship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5