Beyond empire II: Christianities of the Celtic peoples
Т. Μ. Charles-Edwards
For this chapter, the Celtic peoples are those which still, in 600 CE, spoke a language. The continental Celts of antiquity thus excluded, leaving only Britons, who inherited their Christianity from Roman Britain, Irish, received theirs mainly Britons fifth and early sixth centuries, Picts. By initial constructive phase Irish was over. It three years since Columba died on Iona; Columbanus had already left Bangor for Burgundy. great churches were nearly all founded century. There remained, however, many traces that earlier period when, because settlements Britain British missionaries Ireland, church smaller island been formed image Britons. insular scripts, shared by one especially obvious sign connection. about also, time at younger Church began to overshadow its foster-parent. On hand, suffering territorial loss impoverishment English advance. other Columbanus’s letters papacy betray pride flourishing his homeland.
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