Venerable (Monastic)7th century
Venerable Benedict Biscop
Also known as Biscop Baducing
Founder of the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, who brought books and craftsmen from the Continent.
Feast Day
January 12
Their life
Founder of the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, who brought books and craftsmen from the Continent.
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Notes
Born c. 628; reposed 690, Wearmouth.
Sources: OrthodoxWiki; OCA Synaxarion (oca.org)