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Bede-Hous

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is an almshouse, so called because in ancient times the statutes by which such institutions were governed usually provided that the inmates should piously recite their beads daily for the well-being, whether alive or departed this life, of the founder or founders.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bede-Hous'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bede-hous.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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