The Carolingian Renaissance and Venerable Bede

"What was the Carolingian Renaissance, and why was it significant?"


The Carolingian Renaissance was a time of trying to continue the beautiful and admirable works/personality of the ancient past.  It was a time of study and meditation of everything from the fantastic structures to the scriptural doctrines.

During the Carolingian Renaissance, Charlemagne had concluded that there was a lack of those who where literate in understanding Latin.  Hence, Charlemagne ordered that a chain of schools be brought up to train the people.

Because of the Renaissance, even music started to take a turn.  Charlemagne had a decent admiration for music, so he wanted there to be more writing and copying of music theory.

For the above reasons the Carolingian Renaissance was significant in our beloved history.



"Who was the Venerable Bede, and why was he significant?"



Venerable Bede (St. Bede), was an English monk who was made Doctor of the Church by LeoXll.  He was a man of skilled translating and linguistic abilities which allowed him to write pieces of Theological significance, as well as pieces pertaining to science and history.  He even wrote poetry!

St. Bede is also known for the time when he is said to have calculated the age of the world for himself instead of simply accepting the age that people said.

For the reasons listed above, it is no wonder as to why he was significant!  He was a writer, a thinker, and he was a man worth remembering!