How Christianity survived the Romans' departure | History

Starter quiz

St Columba set up ______ monastery.
- Iona ✓
- Bobbio
- Annegray
Who did St Columba and St Columbanus travel with?
- '12 followers' ✓
Who did St Columba successfully convert to Christianity?
- Romans
- Picts ✓
- Scots ✓
- Welsh
Gaul is an ancient region of ______ Europe.
- 'Western' ✓
Order these events chronologically.
- 1
  
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  St Columbanus travelled to Gaul with 12 followers.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columbanus set up Annegray Abbey in France.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columbanus set up Bobbio Abbey in Italy.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columbanus was buried in Bobbio Abbey.
Order these events chronologically.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columba was a monk before becoming a priest.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columba travelled to Iona with 12 followers.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columba set up a monastery on Iona.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  St Columba spread Christianity throughout Scotland.

Exit quiz

When did the Romans leave Britain?
- '410 CE' ✓
What did the Anglo-Saxons believe in?
- Christianity
- Paganism ✓
- Islam
What evidence was discovered that showed Christianity survived after the Romans left?
- Roman mosaics ✓
- coins
- wall paintings ✓
When were monasteries built in Ireland?
- '6th century' ✓
Who supported monasteries by giving valuable gifts?
- the poor
- the rich ✓
- kings ✓
Large monasteries became important places for ______.
- 'learning' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Christianity survived the departure of the Romans in the places where the Anglo-Saxons did not settle.
The main centre of this survival was Ireland, where Christianity grew more popular throughout the 5th century.
The importance of monasteries meant that Christianity flourished in Ireland.
The work of missionaries meant that Ireland began to spread Christianity to other places in the 6th century.
A good explanation of why Christianity survived the Romans' departure will use knowledge from across this unit.

Common misconception

Pupils may think Christianity survived because of one reason.

Christianity survived because of a few reasons. It survived in the places the Anglo-Saxons did not settle. It also survived because monasteries were set up and missionaries spread the the religion to other places.

Keywords

Pagan - pagan means a religion other than one of the main world religions
Monastery - a monastery is a building lived in by a community of monks who follow religious vows
Missionary - a missionary is a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country