Christianity in Roman Britain to AD 500

archaeology baptism baptistery Bede Bede's Bieler Binchy bishop bowl Britannia British Christianity British Church Britons building burials Canterbury cemetery centre Chadwick Chap chapter chi-rho Christian cistern civitas Conf Confessio Constantine Coroticus cult discussed Durobrivae earlier early Eccles ecclesia ecclesiastical English episcopal Epistola evidence excavation extra-mural fifth century fourth century Frend Gaul Gaulish Germanus Gildas Hadrian's Wall Hanson Hinton St Mary hoard Icklingham idea implies inference inhumation inscribed inscriptions Ireland Irish known language late Roman Britain later Latin LHEB Morris mosaic native northern Nynia ornament pagan Palladius Patrick Pelagian perhaps Picts place-names plaques possible post-Roman Poundbury probably Radford region Richborough Roman Britain Roman Christianity Roman period Romano-British Saxons settlement seventh century Silchester silver sixth spoken stone sub-Roman suggested surviving symbols temples towns Toynbee Verulamium Vetus Latina Wales Wall Water Newton Welsh Whithorn word writings