Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe

New Kingdoms of the Old Western Roman Empire

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I.Background: Christianity in the British Isles

Pope Gregory the Great

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism

Book of Kells

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England

Anglo-Saxon tribal kingdoms converted from two sources: Celtic Church from the north & Roman Catholic Christianity from the South (Kent)

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent A. St. Boniface (c )

St. Boniface: Baptizing & Martyrdom Sacramentary of Fulda, 11 th century

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent A. St. Boniface (c ) III. The Role of Monastic Women in Missions

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent A. St. Boniface (c ) III. The Role of Monastic Women in Missions A. Rise of Double Monasteries

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent A. St. Boniface (c ) III. The Role of Monastic Women in Missions A. Rise of Double Monasteries 1. Role of Abbesses

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent A. St. Boniface (c ) III. The Role of Monastic Women in Missions A. Rise of Double Monasteries 1. Role of Abbesses 2. Example of Leoba

Monks, Abbesses, & the Christianization of Western Europe I. Background: Christianity in the British Isles A. Irish Monasticism B. Fusion of Irish & Roman Christianity in England II. English Missions to the Continent A. St. Boniface (c ) III. The Role of Monastic Women in Missions A. Rise of Double Monasteries 1. Role of Abbesses 2. Example of Leoba B. Female Monasticism as an Institution