Bede
What did Bede have to say about the British as evangelicals? What is the value of the correspondence from Pope Gregory to St. Augustine? What is the value of the correspondence from Pope Gregory to Aethelberht of Kent?
What problems did the Roman missionaries encounter from British Christians? Why did Gregory the Great send missionaries to convert the English? How did Roman Christianity make its way to Northumbria?
What was the relationship between Augustine and the British bishops? A.He was their unchallenged leader B.Despite some hesitation, they followed him C.They refused to cooperate with him D.Communication around 600 was so bad that they did not even know about each other
What obstacles did the Roman missionaries face in their attempts to convert the pagan Anglo-Saxons? A.Apostasy B.Violent deaths of Christian kings C.The unstable nature of authority among Germanic tribes D.The rival customs of Celtic missionaries E.All of the Above
How did Book 2 of Bede end? A.With the excommunication of the Irish B.With the Synod of Whitby C.With a reversal for the Roman Church: the death of Edwin D.All of the above E.None of the above
Bede’s heroes in the second book include A.Gregory the Great B.Bishops: Augustine, Laurence and Paulinus C.Edwin of Northumbria D.None of the above E.All of the Above
Christian Evangelism among the English CE
Gregory sends Monks to convert the English
Roman Tonsure
Augustine of Canterbury c. 600
Anglo- Saxon Kingdoms 600s
Ethelbert of Kent Married Christian Bertha of the Franks Converted to Christianity after arrival of Augustine in 597 Bretwalda Produced first vernacular legal code in England
Bertha of Kent Frankish princess who brought Christian faith with her when she married Ethelbert Inspired Augustine mission Established St Martins Canterbury
Anglo- Saxon Kingdoms 600s
Raedwald East Anglian King Baptized 605 Died 625 Induced to adopt Christianity by Ethelbert of Kent Bretwalda Both pagan and Christian Buried at Sutton Hoo?
Sutton Hoo Burial Mask
Sutton Hoo Burial Mounds
Anglo- Saxon Kingdoms 600s
Northumbrian Bretwaldas Oswald d. 641 Edwin Oswiu d. 670
Yeavering - Northumbria
The Cuneus at Yeavering
Anglo- Saxon Kingdoms c. 700
Bede
Augustine of Canterbury c. 600
Bede
Celtic Settlements c. 200 BCE
Celtic Settlements c. 550 CE
Roman Tonsure
Layout of an Irish Monastery
The Proliferation of Irish/Celtic Monasticism CE
Celtic Monasteries in Britain: Lindisfarne and Iona
Lindisfarne – Holy Island
The Lindisfarne Gospels c. 700 CE
Celtic Cross
Synod of Whitby - 664