th century to the 11 century Should Christianity evangelize? promoted religious faith as well as civilization and culture The Churchs Work of Conversion most of the Germanic tribes were Arians the monks would be the great missionaries of the period many missionaries from reland! "ngland! and Germany Christian #ueens often influenced their husbands conversion and the population would the follow Part I Conversion of France, the Churchs Elest !au"hter# Conversion of the Franks $ranks settled Gaul %$rance& in 4'( pagan when they arrived united under )eroveus * the )erovingian +ynasty Clovis! an ancestor of )eroveus! was married to a Christian ,urgundian princess Clovis promises to convert if he wins a difficult battle! he does and converts in 4-. $irst tribe to convert to Christianity! hence the /Church0s "ldest +aughter1 Part II $pain tradition held that St2 3ames the Greater and St2 4aul brought Christianity to Spain Arian 5isigoths prove very intolerant of Christians 6ecared %6eccard& was the 5isigothic king who converted to Christianity in ('. beginning of the ' th century )uslims enter Spain and remain until the 1( th
century )ozarabs or )ozarabic Christians were Christians who chose to remain in Spain and live under )uslim control Part III The Conversion of the Celts $t% Patrick& The 'postle of Irelan# 4atricius %d2 4-7& 6oman ,riton kidnapped by rish pirates after si8 years he escapes and returns to ,ritain a vision calls him back to reland and so he began to study for the priesthood 4atrick returned to reland and within a generation the island was converted to Christianity 4atrick promoted monasticism in reland and promoted the foundation of many monasteries Irish (onks& Protectors an Pro)oters of Western Civili*ation rish monasticism was more oriented towards the austerity of "astern monasticism and was not guided by the +ule of Beneict e8treme penances were the norm e8empt from many of the trials on the mainland! the rish monks preserved much of the Greco96oman literary tradition no diocesan priests emerged in reland! all of the priests were monks abbots e8ercised most of the governing power of the island 5iking invasions damaged many of the rish monasteries $t% Colu)ba& The 'postle of $cotlan# Columba %(:19(-.& originally from reland but went to Scotland in (;7 (.4 he anoints the new Scottish king that leads to the conversion of Scotland $t% Colu)banus an the Irish on the Continent Columbanus %d2 ;1(& evangelized and renewed Christianity along the northern coast of $rance and in Switzerland partially responsible for promoting the fre#uent reception of the sacrament of 6econciliation o originates with rish monks o created Penitentials * books that assigned specific penance to specific sins o #uickly became incorporated into the Church o 1:1( at the $ourth <atern Council it becomes the norm for the Church and annual reception of the sacrament for serious sin is mandated o very similar to today0s rite for the sacrament Part I, The Conversion of En"lan $t% 'u"ustine of Canterbur-& The 'postle of En"lan# Augustine of Canterbury %d2 ca2 ;=49;=-& ,enedictine monk at St2 Andrew0s monastery in 6ome brought Christianity to the Anglo9Sa8ons sent by 4ope Gregory the Great in (-; through ,ertha the $rankish #ueen of "thelbert! Augustine gained access to the king the Sa8ons and "thelbert ultimately converted and the important "piscopal see of Canterbury was established The (ission in En"lan Continues by ;77 the "nglish conversion had regressed the rish therefore intervened to restore the faith especially in the north conflict between the rish north and the 6oman south occurred o settled at the Synod of >hitby %;;4& o "aster to coincide with 6ome0s date o ,enedictine monasticism would dominate "ngland "ngland becomes very linked to the papacy in 6ome and sets the stage for missionaries to Germany and the <ow Countries $t% Bee& The Father of En"lish .istor-# ,ede the 5enerable %ca2 ;.79.7(& scholar indicating the importance of the monasteries for learning composed Ecclesiastical .istor- of the En"lish People?places the Church at the foundation of the development of "nglish culture wrote on many other topics as well 5ikings and weak "nglish kings resulted in "ngland losing its edge by the year 1=== Part , The Conversion of /er)an- an the 0o1 Countries beginning in the . th century "nglish missionaries begin work in northwest and central Germany Some Germanic tribes along the ,altic Sea remained unconverted until the second millennium $t% Boniface& The 'postle of /er)an-# ,oniface * >infrid %ca2 ;.(9.(4& converted the Germans with a Church based on monastic models won the privile"iu) * privilege for German monasteries! i2e2 they were e8empt from diocesan control and answered directly to the papacy revitalized the $aith among the $ranks established the ecclesiastical structure of the Church in Germany felled the @ak of Ahor! a sacred tree of the pagans! when he was not hurt many turned to Chrisitianity Charles )artel assisted ,oniface in his work his most important missionary monastery was in $ulda martyred by pagans in .(4 Part ,II The Conversion of the $lavs German missionaries converted the rest of Germany and 4oland while Greek missionaries converted much of "astern "urope Czechs! Slovaks! Slovenes! Croats and 4oles were directed from 6ome while Serbs! ,ulgarians! Bkrainians! and 6ussians were focused to Constantinople $ts% C-ril an (ethoius& The 'postles of the $lavs# brothers?Cyril %':.9';-& and )ethodius %':;9''(& first missionaries among the Slavs Cyril develops Glagolithic alphabet which evolved into the Cyrillic alphabet used Slavonic! the vernacular language! in both liturgy and a translation of the ,ible in their missionary efforts Germanic missionaries denounced the use of the vernacular as heretical 4ope Adrian approved their use of vernacular in ';' when later popes turned against the vernacular many Slavs turned from 6ome to Constantinople $t% ,lai)ir& The 'postle of the +ussians an 2kranians# 5ladimir %d2 1=1(& pagan of 5iking descent sought to invade the Greco96oman "mpire also sought a religion to solidify his rule in late -'=s the ,yzantine emperor! ,asil ! needed military aid and sought it from 5ladimir 5ladimir set the termsC he would marry ,asil0s sister and in return he would provide ;!=== soldiers ,asil agreed with the stipulation that 5ladimir be baptized after his baptism! 5ladimir became a devout convert and set out to spread the Gospel in his kingdom by 1=1( Christianity was firmly established in 6ussia