The End Of Celtic Christianity In Ireland
More than a century after the Synod of Whitby (664) ostensibly resolved various conflicts between Celtic and the Roman Christianity, the two churches continued to grow apart.
The Celtic Church, with its strong tradition of monastic schools, missionary outreach, and ascetic self-denial, remained at odds with the hierarchical, urban-based, and materialistic Roman church.
Ireland´s geographical isolation had allowed it to sustain a separate religious existence, even as it sent holy men and women to spread the faith in Europe. Oddly enough, the end began when the Vikings invaded Ireland at the beginning of the 9th Century.
When the Nordic raiders plundered the monasteries at Glendalough, Bangor, Moville, Clonfert, Clonmacnois, and Kildare, they caused many monks to move to safer settlements inland, and others to flee to mainland Europe. Viking coastal communities would eventually grow into the cities of Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Limerick and Cork.
During the 10th and 11th centuries, Scandanavia was converted to Roman Christianity, and many Nordic Christians settled in the cities founded by the Vikings. These became centers of Roman Christian belief, while the countryside, where the majority of native Irish lived, remained largely Celtic Christian. Full Story
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The Celtic Church, with its strong tradition of monastic schools, missionary outreach, and ascetic self-denial, remained at odds with the hierarchical, urban-based, and materialistic Roman church.
Ireland´s geographical isolation had allowed it to sustain a separate religious existence, even as it sent holy men and women to spread the faith in Europe. Oddly enough, the end began when the Vikings invaded Ireland at the beginning of the 9th Century.
When the Nordic raiders plundered the monasteries at Glendalough, Bangor, Moville, Clonfert, Clonmacnois, and Kildare, they caused many monks to move to safer settlements inland, and others to flee to mainland Europe. Viking coastal communities would eventually grow into the cities of Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Limerick and Cork.
During the 10th and 11th centuries, Scandanavia was converted to Roman Christianity, and many Nordic Christians settled in the cities founded by the Vikings. These became centers of Roman Christian belief, while the countryside, where the majority of native Irish lived, remained largely Celtic Christian. Full Story
Related: religion, wicca, pagan, spells
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