Christian Conversion
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 3.2.8
Christian Conversion
What is a religious conversion?
- A religious conversion is when someone starts to believe in and follow a new religion or faith.
- In the 6th Century, the Anglo-Saxons converted from paganism to Christianity.
Monasteries
- Many pagan gods became Christian saints.
- Monasteries replaced pagan shrines.
- Boys and girls went to the monasteries to learn.
- Monk Bede wrote 'A History of the English Church and People' in AD 730.
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