Anglo Saxons and Christianity

Read "Christianity: the partnership of church and state" (Chapter 2) and complete this worksheet Match the beginnings and ends of these sentences At the beginning Anglo Saxons were pagans and practised an old Germanic religion but... ...eventually they embraced Christianity St Augustine arrived to the capital of the kingdom of Kent and converted the king because... ...his wife came from the continent and was already a Christian. He built the Canterbury cathedral and became... ...the first Archbishop in 601 Christianity was spread in Britain thanks to the... ...Celtic and Roman churches The Roman Church was more interested in... ...authority and organisation The Celtic Church was more interested in... ... getting to know ordinary people What was the turning point for the Roman Church to keep on spreading over Britain? How did the Church and kings benefit from each other? Why did Westminster become and important place and what did Alfred the Great do with that? Watch this video and listen to how the information is presented. Now that you have watched the video, complete the sentences with one suitable word. The Saints Augustine, Aidan and Columba were the ones who brought Christianity to Britain. Anglo-Saxons were pagans, which means that they were polytheistic i.e they believed in many gods and not just one. St Columba was responsible for the conversion of many people in Scotland. St Augustine, sent by the Pope, converted the king and was in charge of building the Canterbury cathedral. Even though St Augustine was successful in some aspects, the majority of the ordinary Anglo-Saxons continued practicing paganism. St. Aidan built a monastery and personally convinced common people to convert into Christianity