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All Saints' Church, Brixworth
All Saints' Church, Brixworth, is an outstanding example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture located in central England, and has been called "perhaps the most imposing architectural memorial of th...
All Saints' Church, Brixworth, is an outstanding example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture located in central England, and has been called "perhaps the most imposing architectural memorial of th...
Anglo-Saxon mission
Anglo-Saxon missionaries were instrumental in the spread of Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century, continuing the work of Hiberno-Scottish missionaries which had been sprea...
Anglo-Saxon missionaries were instrumental in the spread of Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century, continuing the work of Hiberno-Scottish missionaries which had been sprea...
Bewcastle Cross
The Bewcastle Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross still in its original position in the churchyard of St Cuthbert's church Bewcastle, near Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
The Bewcastle Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross still in its original position in the churchyard of St Cuthbert's church Bewcastle, near Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Celtic Christianity
Celtic Christianity or Insular Christianity refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Mid...
Celtic Christianity or Insular Christianity refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Mid...
Council of Austerfield
The Council of Austerfield was an ecclesiastical synod held at Austerfield, in southern Northumbria in 702 or 703 AD.
The Council of Austerfield was an ecclesiastical synod held at Austerfield, in southern Northumbria in 702 or 703 AD.
Council of Hertford
The Council of Hertford was a synod of the Christian Church in England held in 673.
The Council of Hertford was a synod of the Christian Church in England held in 673.
Councils of Clovesho
The Councils of Clovesho were a series of synods in England in the eighth and ninth centuries.
The Councils of Clovesho were a series of synods in England in the eighth and ninth centuries.
First Synod of Tyre
The First Synod of Tyre or the Council of Tyre (335 CE) was a gathering of bishops called together by Emperor Constantine I for the primary purpose of evaluating charges brought against At...
The First Synod of Tyre or the Council of Tyre (335 CE) was a gathering of bishops called together by Emperor Constantine I for the primary purpose of evaluating charges brought against At...
Gregorian mission
The Gregorian mission, sometimes known as the Augustinian mission, was the missionary endeavour sent by Pope Gregory the Great to the Anglo-Saxons in 596 AD. Headed by Augustine of Canterb...
The Gregorian mission, sometimes known as the Augustinian mission, was the missionary endeavour sent by Pope Gregory the Great to the Anglo-Saxons in 596 AD. Headed by Augustine of Canterb...
Hiberno-Scottish mission
The Hiberno-Scottish mission was a mission led by Irish and Scottish monks which spread Christianity and established monasteries in Great Bri and continental Europe during the Middle Ages.
The Hiberno-Scottish mission was a mission led by Irish and Scottish monks which spread Christianity and established monasteries in Great Bri and continental Europe during the Middle Ages.
Insular art
Insular art, also known as Hiberno-Saxon art, is the style of art produced in the post-Roman history of Ireland and Great Britain.
Insular art, also known as Hiberno-Saxon art, is the style of art produced in the post-Roman history of Ireland and Great Britain.
Minster hypothesis
The minster hypothesis is a debated view that the organisation of the early Anglo-Saxon Christian church was based around minsters staffed by communities of clerics and providing spiritual servi...
The minster hypothesis is a debated view that the organisation of the early Anglo-Saxon Christian church was based around minsters staffed by communities of clerics and providing spiritual servi...
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow is a twin-foundation English monastery, located on the River Wear, at Monkwearmouth, and the River Tyne, at Jarrow, respectively, in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow is a twin-foundation English monastery, located on the River Wear, at Monkwearmouth, and the River Tyne, at Jarrow, respectively, in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral – the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough,...
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral – the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough,...
Richeldis de Faverches
Richeldis de Faverches was a devout Saxon noblewoman.
Richeldis de Faverches was a devout Saxon noblewoman.
Ryhall
Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
Sheffield Cross
The Sheffield Cross is an Anglo-Saxon Christian monument, dating from the early ninth century.
The Sheffield Cross is an Anglo-Saxon Christian monument, dating from the early ninth century.
St Cuthbert's coffin
What is usually referred to St. Cuthbert's coffin is a fragmentary oak coffin in Durham Cathedral, pieced together in the 20th century, which between AD 698 and 1827 contained the remains of Sai...
What is usually referred to St. Cuthbert's coffin is a fragmentary oak coffin in Durham Cathedral, pieced together in the 20th century, which between AD 698 and 1827 contained the remains of Sai...
Stow Fair, Lincolnshire
Stow Fair was a medieval fair inaugurated in 1233.
Stow Fair was a medieval fair inaugurated in 1233.
Synod of Whitby
The Synod of Whitby was a seventh century Northumbrian synod where King Oswiu of Northumbria ruled that his kingdom would calculate Easter and observe the monastic tonsure according to the custo...
The Synod of Whitby was a seventh century Northumbrian synod where King Oswiu of Northumbria ruled that his kingdom would calculate Easter and observe the monastic tonsure according to the custo...
Trumwine of Abercorn
Trumwine was the only ever Bishop of the Northumbrian see of the Picts, based at Abercorn.
Trumwine was the only ever Bishop of the Northumbrian see of the Picts, based at Abercorn.
Vita Sancti Wilfrithi
The Vita Sancti Wilfrithi or Life of St Wilfrid is an early 8th-century hagiographic text recounting the life of the Northumbrian bishop, Wilfrid.
The Vita Sancti Wilfrithi or Life of St Wilfrid is an early 8th-century hagiographic text recounting the life of the Northumbrian bishop, Wilfrid.
Waltham Abbey (abbey)
The Abbey Church of Waltham Abbey has been a place of worship since at least 1030, and is in the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
The Abbey Church of Waltham Abbey has been a place of worship since at least 1030, and is in the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.