Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England

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The Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England was the gradual conversion of the early medieval English kingdoms from traditional pagan beliefs to Christianity, driven by both Roman and Irish missionary efforts and the support of powerful rulers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
religious conversion ⓘ
appliesTo Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
early medieval English kingdoms ⓘ
documentedBy Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
hasCause Irish missionary activity ⓘ
Roman missionary activity ⓘ
support of Anglo-Saxon rulers ⓘ
hasCenter Canterbury ⓘ
Lindisfarne ⓘ
Whitby Abbey ⓘ
York ⓘ
hasEndTime 8th century ⓘ
hasEvent Gregorian mission ⓘ
Synod of Whitby ⓘ
conversion of East Anglia ⓘ
conversion of Essex ⓘ
conversion of Kent ⓘ
conversion of Mercia ⓘ
conversion of Northumbria ⓘ
conversion of Sussex ⓘ
conversion of Wessex ⓘ
foundation of Canterbury as an archbishopric ⓘ
foundation of Lindisfarne monastery ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Aidan of Lindisfarne ⓘ
Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
Bede ⓘ
linked to: Venerable Bede

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ⓘ
linked to: Saint Cuthbert

Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ
Hilda of Whitby ⓘ
Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
Paulinus of York ⓘ
Pope Gregory I ⓘ
linked to: Gregory the Great

Theodore of Tarsus ⓘ
Wilfrid of York ⓘ
hasStartTime late 6th century ⓘ
influencedBy Celtic Christianity ⓘ
Irish Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
mainLocation Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
partOf Christianization of Europe ⓘ
replaces Anglo-Saxon paganism ⓘ
resultsIn establishment of diocesan structure in England ⓘ
integration of Anglo-Saxon England into Western Christendom ⓘ
spread of Latin literacy in England ⓘ
usesMethod marriage alliances ⓘ
missionary preaching ⓘ
monastic foundations ⓘ
royal baptism ⓘ

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Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oswiu of Northumbria → influenced → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
subject linked to: King Oswiu of Northumbria
King Edwin of Northumbria → promoted → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Synod of Whitby → partOf → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People → subject → Christianization of England ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Aidan of Lindisfarne → knownFor → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Theodore of Tarsus → influenced → Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Austin of Canterbury → associatedWith → Christianization of England ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Bertha of Kent → notableEvent → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Bertha of Kent → influenced → Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Laurence of Canterbury → seeAlso → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Eorpwald of East Anglia → associatedWith → Christianization of East Anglia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon royal court → practicedReligion → Anglo-Saxon Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
The Order of the World → religiousContext → Anglo-Saxon Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Bishop of Lindisfarne → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Battle of Heavenfield → associatedWith → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Eorcenwald of London → roleIn → Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul → associatedWith → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Penda → opposed → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Cyneburh of Mercia → associatedWith → Christianization of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Benedict Biscop → movement → Roman Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Battle of Hatfield Chase → associatedWith → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Wilfrid of York → participatedIn → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Peada of Mercia → historicalContext → Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Pope Boniface V → supported → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Paulinus of York → notableFor → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
James the Deacon → areaOfInfluence → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Æthelburg of Kent → influenced → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Barbara Yorke → hasWrittenOn → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Isle of Iona → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of northern England ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Northumbrian church → aim → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
medieval England → significantEvent → Christianization of Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain → hasEffect → Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric → relatedTo → Christianization of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Laws of Wihtred → associatedWith → Christianization of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Laws of Ine of Wessex → follows → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Law of Æthelberht of Kent → associatedWith → Christianization of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Law of Wihtred of Kent → historicalContext → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Cynibil → associatedWith → Anglo-Saxon Christian missions in England ⓘ
subject linked to: Cedd’s brother Cynibil
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
monastic school of Aidan of Lindisfarne → influenced → Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
monastic school of Aidan of Lindisfarne → influenced → Christianization of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Cælin → associatedWith → Christianization of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
subject linked to: Cedd’s brother Cælin
linked to: Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Eadbald of Kent → associatedWith → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ