Who is Abbot Ceolfrith from The Age of Bede and what is their importance? The_Age_of_Bede English & Literature Abbot Ceolfrith | The Age of Bede

Abbot Ceolfrith lived from 642 to 716. He cared for Bede from the time he was seven until he died. He also ruled the Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey. Bede's writing on Ceolfrith confirms that he died while traveling to Rome to deliver a copy of the Bible to Pope Gregory I.