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From: dbmk1@stc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.origins,net.nlang
Subject: Early British Religion
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 05:35:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 05:35:15 1985
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Reply-To: dbmk1@stc.UUCP (Derek Bergin)
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This comes from the discussion of the days of the week - (a long way from the
discussion ..... :-)) I left net.nlang in because we dont get net.origins over
here.

In article <268@gargoyle.UUCP> carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes) writes:
>>However, Rome lost control of Britain early on...
>
>Oops -- Rome maintained at least formal control of Britain up to
>Hadrian's Wall near the Tyne from the mid-1st century A.D. to the 5th
>century.  I'm not sure when Britain became Christian, but I believe
>it was comparatively late.  
 
 It depends on what you mean by Christian - the synod of Whitby (a North
 Yorkshire fishing town) in 660 AD (or somewhere close) confirmed the
 allegience of British Christians to Rome - so there must have been a fair bit
 of activity for a while before that.  I believe that the Ionian community
 pre-dates the synod by a few hundred (2?) years - but I wouldn't bet the rent
 on it.

 (If you mean when did Britain become a community living by Christian
 principles - they tell me it's sometime real soon now :-))

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Regards
  Derek                   !seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!dbmk1 

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