Quidnam inferorum significat "Baediolanum"? - What the dickens does "Baediolanum" mean?

Pauci sciunt “Baediolanum” esse nomen conclavis scholastici Magistri Viatoris. Ortum est a nomine monachi mediaevalis Baedae (aut “Bedae”—Anglice “Bede”) et a "Mediolano," nomine Romano urbis septentrionalis Italiani.

Unbeknownst to many, “Baediolanum” is the name of Mr. Bailey’s classroom at Pacifica. It is based on the name of the medieval monk Baeda (also spelled “Beda”—“Bede” in English) and "Mediolanum," the Roman name for the northern Italian city Milan.

To figure out why Baeda is the namesake of Mr. Bailey’s room, start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede

For Mediolanum, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediolanum

Leave a comment with your observations about the connection between these and Mr. Bailey, his room, and his classes! There may be a prize for whoever figures out the best connections—there will certainly be glory!

Iter Nostrum ad Ecclesiam Latinam (Our trip to Latin Church)

Septimana peracta, Magister Viator gubernavit sex dixcipulos ad Venturam ut eamus ad Ecclesiam Latinam (aut Missa, quod est ecclesia Catholica). In via, Allison dixit aliquid ridiculum (et fortasse stultum), ergo Magister eam derisit, et tunc vertit viam pravam!

Ergo, tardi eramus. Culpavimus Allisonem, sed re vera non fuit culpa eius (et adhuc eam amamus). Sed fortasse tarde venire non erat tam malum quam putavimus id esse...

Cum advenimus, ambulavimus per peristylo pulcherrimo cum fonte et floribus et rosis et columnis et signis... In ecclesia autem non poteramus audire sacerdotem, et tempus longissime genibus tacentes nixi sumus.

Non multa Latina dicta sunt, et postquam didicimus id fuisse "Missa humilis," quod habet non tam multa Latina quam "Missa alta." Post ecclesiam autem omnes voraverunt cibum aut lac-potum, et meliores facti sumus.

Puto illam ecclesiam non fuisse ut aliae ecclesiae quae habent Missam Latinam, et volo ire ad alias ecclesias Latina, videndi quomodo aequipararet causa. Aestate spero me posse proficisci ad ecclesiam ubi paene iverimus, quia ea habet "Missam Altam," et prope est. Si bonam Missam Latinam habet, fortasse possumus consilium de itinere illuc facere (si vos vultis).

Spero vos omnes habere aestatem optimam! Si habetis quaestiones, memorias, aut sententias de itinere nostro ad ecclesiam Latinam (aut de aliquo amplio) - quaeso, mittite nuntiam!

Valete bene!

-- ENGLISH TRANSLATION --

Last week, Mr. Bailey drove six students to Ventura so we could go to a Latin Church (or Mass, which is Catholic church). On the way, Allison said something funny (or possibly stupid), so Mr. Bailey made fun of her, and then turned the wrong way!

Therefore, we were late. We blamed Allison, but it really wasn't her fault (and we still love her). But maybe being late was not as bad as we thought it was...

When we arrived, we walked through a gorgeous courtyard, with a fountain and flowers and roses and columns and statues... In the church, however, we could not hear the priest, and we knelt in silence for the longest time ever.

Not much Latin was said, and afterwards we learned that it had been "Low Mass," which doesn't have as much Latin as "High Mass." But after church everyone had food or milkshakes, and we were all better.

I think that particular church was not like other churches that have Latin Mass, and I want to go to another Latin church to see how it compares. Hopefully this summer I can go to the church where we almost went, which has "High Mass" and is close by. If it has a good Latin Mass, maybe we can plan a trip there (if you guys want).

I hope you are all having an awesome summer! If you have questions, memories, or thoughts about our trip to Latin Church (or anything else) - please, post a comment!

Be well!