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Wave after wave of Barbarian invasions hiot the western half of the Roman Empire after 400 AD. Each in turn was converted to Christianity.

Wave after wave of Barbarian invasions hiot the western half of the Roman Empire after 400 AD. Each in turn was converted to Christianity.

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===Europe==

==Europe==

===England===

===England===

Saint Augustine of (died 604), was "the Apostle of England" and was the first archbishop of Canterbury. he was an Italian monk sent along with 30 other monks in 596 to convert the Anglo-Saxons. King [[Aethelbert]], who had married a Christian, allowed them to preach, and to establish a church.  Augustine freely adapted local pagan customs to Christianity. His policy was to preserve pagan temples and to destroy only the idols, transforming pagan rites and customs into Christian practices whenever possible.<ref> Margaret Deanesely, ''Augustine of Canterbury'' (1964)</ref>

Saint Augustine of (died 604), was "the Apostle of England" and was the first archbishop of Canterbury. he was an Italian monk sent along with 30 other monks in 596 to convert the Anglo-Saxons. King [[Aethelbert]], who had married a Christian, allowed them to preach, and to establish a church.  Augustine freely adapted local pagan customs to Christianity. His policy was to preserve pagan temples and to destroy only the idols, transforming pagan rites and customs into Christian practices whenever possible.<ref> Margaret Deanesely, ''Augustine of Canterbury'' (1964)</ref>

* Robert, Dana. ''Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion'' (2009) brif summary [http://www.amazon.com/Christian-Mission-Christianity-Blackwell-Histories/dp/0631236201/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243510949&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]

* Robert, Dana. ''Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion'' (2009) brif summary [http://www.amazon.com/Christian-Mission-Christianity-Blackwell-Histories/dp/0631236201/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243510949&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]

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