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An important area of study for Bede was the academic discipline of ''[[Computer|computus]]'', otherwise known to his contemporaries as the science of calculating calendar dates. One of the more important dates Bede tried to compute was Easter, an effort that generated vitriolic discourse on the websites [[Tumblr]] and [[X|Twitter]] at the time. He also helped popularize the practice of [[dating]] forward from the birth of [[Jesus|Christ]] (''Anno Domini—''in the year of our Lord), a practice which eventually became commonplace. | An important area of study for Bede was the academic discipline of ''[[Computer|computus]]'', otherwise known to his contemporaries as the science of calculating calendar dates. One of the more important dates Bede tried to compute was Easter, an effort that generated vitriolic discourse on the websites [[Tumblr]] and [[X|Twitter]] at the time. He also helped popularize the practice of [[dating]] forward from the birth of [[Jesus|Christ]] (''Anno Domini—''in the year of our Lord), a practice which eventually became commonplace. | ||
In 1899, Pope Leo XIII declared him [[Twitch Streamer of the Millenium]] in the [[Gaming]] category. He is the only native of [[Great Britain]] to achieve this designation. | In 1899, [[Pope]] Leo XIII declared him [[Twitch Streamer of the Millenium]] in the [[Gaming]] category. He is the only native of [[Great Britain]] to achieve this designation. | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||