WALT: Know about three missionaries who brought
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slide1. WALT: Know about three missionaries who brought Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons Monday 1st February<br>
slide2. Pagan Religion
Many people in Britain knew about Christianity from Roman times, before the Anglo-Saxons invaded. However, when the Anglo-Saxons came they brought with them their own religious beliefs. The Christian religion was only then practised in parts of the country, where the Anglo-Saxons had not settled. The religion brought by the Anglo-Saxons was called paganism.<br>
slide3. Many pagan Anglo-Saxons:
Worshipped lots of different gods and goddesses
Used wooden temples or woodland clearings to worship
Believed in magic including charms, fortune-telling and spells
Wore amulets containing good luck charms like animal-teeth or shells
Made animal sacrifices to the gods
Believed in the existence of dragons, goblins and elves.
Buried people in graves with their best possessions as they believed these objects could be taken to an ‘afterlife’<br>
slide4. Christian Religion
The Pope, who was head of the Christian church in Rome, sent a bishop called Augustine on a mission to teach the Anglo-Saxons about Christianity. Other missionaries helped too, and over time lots of people living in Anglo-Saxon Britain became Christians. They built monasteries and learned about the Bible.<br>
slide5. Many Anglo-Saxon Christians:
Worshipped just one God
Believed that Jesus died on the cross and came back to life in order to help people be forgiven by God. He was a sacrifice.
Believed that the message of the gospel is ‘good news’ because believers in Jesus could live forever with God in heaven (the afterlife)
Thought of the Bible as the word of God.
Were baptised with water when they became Christians.
Went to wooden churches to worship God and learn about the Bible. Some people became monks or nuns and dedicated their life to praying and learning about God.<br>
slide6. Without the Internet, television or national newspapers, it is not easy to spread a message to a whole country!
We are going to learn about three important figures who played a key part in helping Christianity spread in Anglo-Saxon Britain.<br>
slide7. Augustine
Saint Augustine was sent to Britain in
AD 597 by Pope Gregory the Great.
The Pope wanted Saint Augustine to
tell the Anglo-Saxons in Britain all
about Christianity.
Augustine arrived in Kent and started
to spread the message of the Christian
religion. Ethelbert, the king of Kent,
had a French wife, who was already a
Christian, and soon after, Ethelbert converted to Christianity too. 10,000 other people in Kent were baptised and he built a famous cathedral in the city of Canterbury.<br>
slide8. Columba
A monk called Columba was sent
from Ireland to tell people in Scotland
about Christianity. In AD563,
Columba built a Christian abbey on
the Scottish island of Iona.
A few years later, he persuaded a
Scottish king to convert to Christianity
and many other people followed too.<br>
slide9. Aidan
Aidan was a monk on the Scottish island
of Iona. In AD634 he travelled to
Northumbria in England to help tell people
about the Christian religion. He founded a
Monastery on the island of Lindisfarne.
The Lindisfarne monastery became
very important as a base for spreading
the Christian message across Northern England. Even now, people call Lindisfarne the "Holy Island." Aidan’s method was to talk to ordinary people, rather than kings and many people converted to Christianity because of this.<br>
slide10. TASK TASK
Design a window commemorating one of the saints. As well as a picture of the missionary, you should draw an object or place that is associated with each one. Under each window you should write a few sentences explaining what that missionary is remembered for.
The window should be the same shape as this one on the right.<br>
slide2. Pagan Religion
Many people in Britain knew about Christianity from Roman times, before the Anglo-Saxons invaded. However, when the Anglo-Saxons came they brought with them their own religious beliefs. The Christian religion was only then practised in parts of the country, where the Anglo-Saxons had not settled. The religion brought by the Anglo-Saxons was called paganism.<br>
slide3. Many pagan Anglo-Saxons:
Worshipped lots of different gods and goddesses
Used wooden temples or woodland clearings to worship
Believed in magic including charms, fortune-telling and spells
Wore amulets containing good luck charms like animal-teeth or shells
Made animal sacrifices to the gods
Believed in the existence of dragons, goblins and elves.
Buried people in graves with their best possessions as they believed these objects could be taken to an ‘afterlife’<br>
slide4. Christian Religion
The Pope, who was head of the Christian church in Rome, sent a bishop called Augustine on a mission to teach the Anglo-Saxons about Christianity. Other missionaries helped too, and over time lots of people living in Anglo-Saxon Britain became Christians. They built monasteries and learned about the Bible.<br>
slide5. Many Anglo-Saxon Christians:
Worshipped just one God
Believed that Jesus died on the cross and came back to life in order to help people be forgiven by God. He was a sacrifice.
Believed that the message of the gospel is ‘good news’ because believers in Jesus could live forever with God in heaven (the afterlife)
Thought of the Bible as the word of God.
Were baptised with water when they became Christians.
Went to wooden churches to worship God and learn about the Bible. Some people became monks or nuns and dedicated their life to praying and learning about God.<br>
slide6. Without the Internet, television or national newspapers, it is not easy to spread a message to a whole country!
We are going to learn about three important figures who played a key part in helping Christianity spread in Anglo-Saxon Britain.<br>
slide7. Augustine
Saint Augustine was sent to Britain in
AD 597 by Pope Gregory the Great.
The Pope wanted Saint Augustine to
tell the Anglo-Saxons in Britain all
about Christianity.
Augustine arrived in Kent and started
to spread the message of the Christian
religion. Ethelbert, the king of Kent,
had a French wife, who was already a
Christian, and soon after, Ethelbert converted to Christianity too. 10,000 other people in Kent were baptised and he built a famous cathedral in the city of Canterbury.<br>
slide8. Columba
A monk called Columba was sent
from Ireland to tell people in Scotland
about Christianity. In AD563,
Columba built a Christian abbey on
the Scottish island of Iona.
A few years later, he persuaded a
Scottish king to convert to Christianity
and many other people followed too.<br>
slide9. Aidan
Aidan was a monk on the Scottish island
of Iona. In AD634 he travelled to
Northumbria in England to help tell people
about the Christian religion. He founded a
Monastery on the island of Lindisfarne.
The Lindisfarne monastery became
very important as a base for spreading
the Christian message across Northern England. Even now, people call Lindisfarne the "Holy Island." Aidan’s method was to talk to ordinary people, rather than kings and many people converted to Christianity because of this.<br>
slide10. TASK TASK
Design a window commemorating one of the saints. As well as a picture of the missionary, you should draw an object or place that is associated with each one. Under each window you should write a few sentences explaining what that missionary is remembered for.
The window should be the same shape as this one on the right.<br>