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  1. Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Background. Kent. Gregorian mission. The North. Insular missions. Monastic foundations. Resolving blood feuds. Synod of Whitby (664) Anglo-Saxon saints. Anglo-Saxon mission on the Continent. Benedictine reform. Church organisation. Church and state. See also. References.

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  2. Dec 14, 2019 · 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. Unfortunately, we do not have much information about the pagan religious practices of the Anglo-Saxons.

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  4. Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Bede records that in the period of upheaval after the departure of the Romans from Britain, a Christian mission under St. Germanus came to Britain to combat the Pelagian heresy (1.17–21).

  5. Sep 13, 2021 · The story of how the Anglo-Saxons came to be converted to Christianity begins in Rome, at some point towards the end of the sixth century. A monk named Gregory (who in 590 became Pope Gregory I) was walking through the market when he noticed some unusual-looking boys being sold as slaves.

  6. Anglo-Saxon religion may refer to : Anglo-Saxon paganism. Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Anglo-Saxon mission in the Frankish Empire in the 8th century. Anglicanism. Revival of Anglo-Saxon polytheism as part of Heathenry (new religious movement)

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