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Where did Christianity first appear in Britain?
Early Christianity in Britain. Christianity came at the pagan Anglo-Saxons from two directions. The Celtic Church, pushed back into Wales, Cornwall, and particularly Ireland, made inroads in the north from an early base on Lindisfarne Island.
When did Anglo-Saxon England become a Christian country?
The Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England began towards the end of the 6 th century AD, and by the end of the succeeding century, all the kings of Anglo-Saxon England were Christian, at least nominally. Thus, the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England may be said to have been a relatively rapid process.
What was the relationship between British Isle Christianity and Roman Christianity?
At first, British Isle and Roman Christianity, when it became established about 350 A.D., co-existed peaceably 鈥?one north, one south, for centuries. Later, when great councils were held, the British Isle Christians were given preferential treatment, because the Roman Church officially recognized them as the first to accept Christianity.
How did the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England affect Christianity?
The Angles established the kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria and Mercia, the Saxons the kingdoms of Wessex, Essex and Sussex, and the Jutes the kingdom of Kent. Unlike the local Britons, the Anglo-Saxons were not Christians, they were pagans. It seems that Christianity was almost wiped out in Britain as a result of this political change.
