30s

• 731
  • Death of Venerable Bede, who had devoted his entire life to meditating on the Scriptures from the age of seven; on his deathbed he labored to finish his commentary on the Gospel of St. John
• 735
  • Birth of Alcuin (approximate date)
  • Birth of St. Plato of Studios (approximate date)
  • Death of St. Bede the Venerable