a missionary is a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country

to convert means when someone changes their religious faith or other belief

a martyr is a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

St Patrick and Christianity in Ireland

History

Roman Christianity in Britain

The impact of the Romans' withdrawal on religion

The growth of Irish monasteries

Irish missionaries

How Christianity survived the Romans' departure

In ‘Britain after the Romans: how did Christianity survive in the British Isles?’ pupils explore the evidence of where Christianity survived in Britain. In ‘Early Islamic civilisation: how did Baghdad become the ‘City of Peace'?’ pupils look at the emergence of another religion: Islam.

In 'The Romans: what is the story of Christianity's rise?' pupils built on their knowledge of the Roman Empire by studying an overview of Christianity's spread across the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Near East. In ‘Britain after the Romans: how did Christianity survive in the British Isles?’ pupils explore the evidence of where Christianity survived in Britain.

In this unit, pupils develop their causal understanding by learning how Christianity survived in the British Isles following the departure of the Romans. They learn about how religion changed after the Romans left and the importance of Irish Christianity in this period.

Britain after the Romans: how did Christianity survive in the British Isles?

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

An angel told Patrick to return to Ireland as a ...

When someone changes their religious faith.

a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

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In what year did the Romans leave Britain?

What happened when the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain?

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St Patrick and Christianity in Ireland

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