Bible Encyclopedias
Bede-Hous
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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.