The papacy saw that marriage as an opportunity to try to convert England’s pagan Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to Christianity. So in the early 590s, Pope Gregory the Great sought to establish contact ...

"The discoveries are therefore important because they reveal Christian activity, probably associated with Bertha's circle, at this very early stage of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England." ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have identified what is believed to be the oldest surviving church in England. It is thought to be the first purpose-built place of Christian worship constructed in Anglo-Saxon England.

Archaeologists have discovered 81 "extremely rare" tree-trunk coffins at a "previously unknown" early Christian Anglo-Saxon community's cemetery. Found at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, their ...

IN THE depth of midwinter, when the days are shortest and the shadows longest, comes the winter solstice: the return of the sun. Centuries before the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity, 25 ...

The Church of England is seeking a new home for the remains of an Anglo-Saxon saint who was present at the start of Christianity in England. St Eanswythe was the granddaughter of Ethelbert, the ...

Researchers think the 7th century bones belong to St Eanswythe, a Kentish royal saint descended from Anglo-Saxon kings. A princess, Eanswythe was one of England’s earliest Christian saints.

A range of early Christian and Anglo Saxon artefacts will go on display at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, English Heritage has announced. Britain's first known prayer bead necklace, one of the ...

The Anglo-Saxons were Pagans, but the Christian items found in the chamber suggest the religion was still important in England 1,400 years ago. Pictured: A gold belt buckle discovered in the ...

Suffolk County Council Only one other Anglo-Saxon temple or cult site has previously been found in England Katy Prickett BBC News, Suffolk 3 December 2023 ...

Archaeologists have discovered 81 "extremely rare" tree-trunk coffins at a "previously unknown" early Christian Anglo-Saxon community's cemetery. Found at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, their ...