Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England

The gradual conversion of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to Christianity, beginning in the late sixth century through missions, royal decisions, and changing religious practice.

Gregorian mission: The papal mission led by Augustine of Canterbury, sent to Kent in 597 to convert its people to Christianity. It began the sustained Roman mission that secured a Christian king in Kent.
Christianity in Roman Britain: The presence and development of Christian communities in Britain during the Roman period. It provides an earlier British Christian background, though continuity after Roman rule was uneven.
Edwin of Northumbria: King of Northumbria from about 616 to 633 whose baptism was followed by Christianization efforts in his kingdom. His decision linked Northumbria's conversion to the Roman mission of Paulinus.
Canterbury Cathedral: The cathedral church of the archbishop of Canterbury, whose institutional origins date to Augustine's mission in Kent. It became the leading archiepiscopal center created by the southern mission.
Anglo-Saxon paganism: The pre-Christian religious traditions practiced by Anglo-Saxon peoples, involving multiple deities and ritual practices. It was the religious landscape that missionaries and Christian rulers sought to change.
Augustine of Canterbury: A Roman missionary sent by Pope Gregory I who became the first archbishop of Canterbury. His mission established the principal Roman church center in southern England.
Pope Gregory I: Bishop of Rome from 590 to 604 who sponsored the mission to Kent led by Augustine. His decision to send missionaries launched the Roman campaign in Anglo-Saxon England.
Oswald of Northumbria: King of Northumbria from 634 to 642 who supported the Irish mission led by Aidan. His patronage helped establish Lindisfarne as a missionary and royal church center.
Lindisfarne Gospels: An illuminated Latin copy of the Gospels produced at Lindisfarne around the early eighth century. Its art and scholarship show the cultural achievements of a Christian monastic center.
Celtic Christianity: A modern label for distinctive Christian practices associated with early medieval communities in Ireland and Britain. Its customs differed from Roman practice in disputes such as Easter calculation and clerical tonsure.

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