Saint Ceolfrid or Ceolfrith (c.640 to 717) was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and saint. He was leader of the monastic community at Wearmouth and Jarrow after Benedict Biscop, and mentor to Bede. Ceolfrid, according to Bede, accompanied Benedict on at least one of his journeys to Rome. Sharing his master's love of books, Ceolfrid continued to develop the library at Wearmouth, which amounted to 300 volumes—the largest in Anglo-Saxon England. He took over the leadership of the community in 686. His… (More on Ceolfrid)