Bede is one of Britain's foremost theologians and scholars. He wrote a large number of commentaries and a martyrologist, that is, a calendar of saints, according to the ancient Christian model. His main work is completed in 731 g. "Church History of the English People" . Bede recreates the picture of the union of the peoples of England and unites various groups of nationalities under the name "gens Anglorum" - the English nation. This implies that the peoples of the British Isles will become one nation brought by God to this land, as God once brought the people of Israel into the promised land. The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, according to Bede, are designed to atone for the pagan sins of their ancestors and at the same time create a new people obedient to God. Bishops of Trouble likened the Old Testament prophets. Bede's "History of the Church" is full of anecdotes and paints a vivid picture of the Church emerging on the island. Bede dedicated this work to his beloved King Oswald of Northumbria. From under the pen Troubles besides "Church History... " A Secular Chronicle and an Unfinished Anglo-Saxon Translation of the Gospel of John . Bede did not tire of urging his brothers and clergymen to memorize and write down the most important Christian formulas and prayers in the Anglo-Saxon language.