@gailcalled: I wondered this too, there’s actually a bundle on the guy when you start digging, and a bunch of schools and churches named after him (list from Wikipedia, so it could be wrong):
San Beda College in Manila in the Philippines
St. Bede Academy in Peru, Illinois, United States
St Bede’s Catholic College in Bristol, England
St. Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School in Peterlee, County Durham, England
St Bede’s College in Christchurch, New Zealand
St Bede’s College in Manchester, England
St Bede’s College in Victoria, Australia
St. Bede’s Grammar School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
St. Bede’s Prep School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
St Bede’s School, in Hailsham, East Sussex, England
St. Bede’s School in Redhill, Surrey, England
St. Bede School in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States
St. Bede’s Roman Catholic Church in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
Also, correction for previous ”@Wizard” post: Typo on my part, should read ‘language name’, not ‘country name’.