Christianization Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Ireland === {{See also|Hiberno-Scottish mission|Christianization of Ireland|Celtic Christianity}} [[Pope Celestine I]] (422β430) sent [[Palladius (bishop of Ireland)|Palladius]] to be the first bishop to the Irish in 431, and in 432, [[St Patrick]] began his mission there.{{sfn|Harney|2017|p=103}} Scholars cite many questions (and scarce sources) concerning the next two hundred years.{{sfn|Haley|2002|p=96}} Relying largely on recent archaeological developments, Lorcan Harney has reported to the Royal Academy that the missionaries and traders who came to Ireland in the fifth to sixth centuries were not backed by any military force.{{sfn|Harney|2017|p=103}} Patrick and Palladius and other British and Gaulish missionaries aimed first at converting royal households. Patrick indicates in his ''Confessio'' that safety depended upon it.{{sfn|Harney|2017|p=117}} Communities often followed their king en masse.{{sfn|Harney|2017|p=117}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page