Benedict Biscop, English scholar and saint, founded the Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (b. 628)
Benedict Biscop (pronounced "bishop"; c. 628 – 690), also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory (where he also founded the famous library) and was considered a saint after his death.