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The early Christian writers [[Tertullian]] and [[Origen]] mention the existence of a British church in the third century AD and in the fourth century British bishops attended a number of councils, such as the [[Council of Arles of 314|Council of Arles]] in 314 and the [[Council of Rimini]] in 359.

The first member Saint Dorotheus of Tyre recorded that the British church whom we know by Church at Tyre sent Saint Aristobulus to Britain as Bishop in AD 37. Eusebius and Hippolytus both name Aristobulus as the first Bishop of Britain and there is a town named after him to this day in Wales. So there is St [[Alban]], who, tradition tells us, was martyred for his faith on certainty that he came and established the spot where St Albans Abbey now standsChurch at that date.

The Tertullian mentions the British church was a missionary church with figures such Church as St Illtud, St Ninian operational in AD208 and St Patrick evangelising Origen mentions it in WalesAD238. In AD314 The Primate of the British Church, Scotland and IrelandAdelfius of Caerleon, but the invasions by the pagan Angles, Saxons Bishop Eborius of York and Jutes in the fifth century seem to have destroyed the organisation Bishop Restitutus of London all attended the church in much Council of what is now EnglandArles. In 597 a mission sent by St [[Gregory AD 325, Saint Athanasius specifically noted the Dialogist]] and led by St [[Augustine of Canterbury]] landed in Kent British Church assenting to begin the work decisions of converting these pagan peoplesNicaea I.

What eventually became known The British church was a [[missionary]] church with figures such as St Illtud, St Ninian and St Patrick evangelising in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, but the invasions by the pagan Angles, Saxons and Jutes set the "Church of England"<ref group="note">back. The "Church of England" (incomers as is now known, did not drive the Ecclesia Anglicana - or Britons out, but actually intermarried with them, and many Britons remained living in the English newly conquered areas. The Church)</ref> no doubt was the result of a combination of three traditions, that of Augustine muted and his successors, probably impotent at these times. There were those outside who thought it should be more militant in returning to evangelise the remnants of the old RomanoAnglo-British traditions and the Celtic tradition coming down from Scotland and associated with people like Saxons. In 597 a mission sent by St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne|St AidanGregory the Dialogist]] and led by St [[Cuthbert Augustine of Lindisfarne|St CuthbertCanterbury]]landed in Kent to begin the work of converting these pagan insurgents.

These three traditions came together However we know that Augustine met a British Bishop where he landed in Kent and that the British Church numbered around 120 Bishops at the time of his ecclesiastical invasion of an existing Church which was in full communion with the rest of the worldwide Church. What eventually became known as a the "Church of England"<ref group="note">The "Church of England" (the Ecclesia Anglicana - or the English Church)</ref> was the result of increasing mutual contact and a number combination of local synodstwo traditions, that of the British Church which existed throughout Cornwall, Wales up the [[Synod east coast of England and into Scotland, and that of Augustine and his successors. These traditions came together only very slowly - it was hundreds of years before the Cornish Bishops agreed to the Whitby]] in 664 has traditionally been seen as the most importantsettlement. The result was an English Church, led by the two Archbishops of Canterbury and York, that was fully assimilated into the mainstream Church. This meant that it was influenced by the wider development of the Christian tradition in matters such as theology, liturgy, church architecture, and the development of monasticism.

''Orthodoxy came back into the picture in the British Isles in 1716-1725: A considerable correspondence was reintroduced by conducted between the [[English Nonjuring bishops (usually styled in contemporary Orthodox documents as the “Catholic remnant” of the British Church ), Peter the Great, Czar of Greece]] Russia, and by the Œcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. It was proposed that a parish be established in London, which would be Orthodox and Western Rite. The Nonjurers’ lack of funds prevented their sending the proposed two delegates to Russia to seal the agreement.However, the Patriarch’s second letter to the “British Catholics” expressed a willingness to effect union and fix details later: “As for custom and ecclesiastical order and for the form and discipline of administering the sacraments, they will be easily settled when once a union is effected.” Nothing actually eventuated. [ Then in 1868: The Primus of Scotland visited Russia, where he held informal discussions with Metropolitan Filaret of Moscow and other Russian Church leaders about their interest in effecting the admittance of the British Church into Orthodoxy. He reported his meetings in detail to be developed] the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Convocation of Canterbury. Nothing further eventuated here either. In 1869: the Holy Synod of Russia authorised the use of the corrected text of the Western Rite Liturgy for use in Britain. Various forms of ethnic Orthodoxy entered Britain during the twentieth century with refugees from eastern Europe and migrant workers. There are now a number of native British parishes through England, Wales and Scotland under various external Orthodox authorities.''

::*[[Apostle Simon]] the Canaanite and Zealot. In these Islands, the Celtic Church had shone forth - especially during the glorious period known as the "Age of Saints" when its [[missionaries ]] preached throughout much of Europe, becoming '[[Saint titles|Equals to the Apostles]]'.

*314 [[Council of Arles of 314|Council of Arles]], for the first time, three British bishops attend a council, including the Abp. of [[w:Roman London|Londinium]], [[w:Restitutus|Restitutus]].

*350 [[Ninian]] establishes the church Candida Casa at Whithorn in Galloway, Scotland, beginning the [[missionary ]] effort to the Picts.

*418 ''Pelagianism is condemned at the [[Councils of Carthage|Council of Carthage]]''

*429 [[Celestine of Rome|Celestine I]] dispatches prominent Gallo-Roman Bishops [[Germanus of Auxerre]] and Lupus of Troyes to Britain as [[missionary ]] bishops and to combat the [[Pelagianism|Pelagian]] heresy.

*461 Death of the Holy Hierarch St. [[Patrick of Ireland|Patrick]], the Apostle of Ireland, at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland<ref group="note">When he came to Ireland, as its enlightener, it was a pagan country; when he ended his earthly life some thirty years later, about 461, the Faith of Christ was established in every corner." (Great Horologion) The work of St Patrick and his brethren has been called the most successful single [[missionary ]] venture in the history of the Church.</ref>[[Image:Post-Roman Britannia ca.500 AD.jpg|right|thumb|Post-Roman Britain, ca.500 AD.]]

==Roman Catholic Period (10661054-1534)=====Anglo-Norman Britain: Latin Continental Ecclesiology Formalized (10661054-1154)===

*1066 Normans invade England flying banner of Pope of Rome, defeating King Harold of England at Battle of Hastings; death of [[Harold of England]], the last Orthodox Anglo-Saxon King of England.<ref group="note">Though it has been suggested by Vladimir Moss and Andrew Phillips that the Anglo-Saxon Church remained in communion with the Orthodox Church the start of the [[Great Schism]], the historical record does not support 1) greater affinity or special relationship between the Anglo-Saxon Church and the Orthodox Church in the pre-Schismatic period, 2) any knowing efforts on the part of the Anglo-Saxon Church to maintain communion with the Christian East between 1054 and 1066, or 3) any greater deference towards the Papacy following the Norman Conquest. For a discussion of the issues in the thesis presented by Moss and Philips, see Jack Turner, "The Orthodoxy of the Anglo-Saxons: Conversion and Loyalty in the Pre-Conquest English Church" <i>International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church</i> 15.3 (2015): 199-213, DOI: [https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080%2F1474225X.2015.1083780 10.1080/1474225X.2015.1083780].</ref>

*1072 On October 15, the last English Orthodox bishop, [[Ethelric of Durham]], after anathematizing the Pope, died in prison at Westminster.

*1095 Death of [[w:Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester)|Wulfstan]], Bishop of Worcester, the only English last Anglo-Saxon Bishop who maintained his office under William the Conqueror, after the Norman conquest (i.e. Bp. of Worcester 1062-1095).

*1929 On All Saints Sunday, June 30, Archimandrite [[Nicholas (Karpov) of London|Nicholas (Karpov)]] was consecrated Bishop of London (ROCOR); present at the consecration was the Grand Duchess [http[://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=httpw://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksenia_Aleksandrovna_av_Russland&ei=qF8mTKaCGcG88gbZ99yCBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBsQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DKsenia%2BAleksandrovna%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26prmd%3Db Ksenia AleksandrovnaGrand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia|Xenia Alexandrovna]], the sister of the martyred [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]].

*1934 [[Nicholas (Gibbes)]], former English tutor of Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia, converted to Orthodox Christianity, and was tonsured a [[monk]] then ordained to the [[Presbyter|priesthood]].

*1951 Death of [[Germanos (Strinopoulos) of Thyateria and Great Britain|Germonos (Strinopoulos)]]; succeeded by Abp. [[Athenagoras I (CavadasKavadas) of Thyateira and Great Britain|Athenagoras (CavadasKavadas)]], (1951-1962).

*1962 Repose of [[Athenagoras I (CavadasKavadas) of Thyateira and Great Britain|Athenagoras (CavadasKavadas)]]; [[Diocese of Sourozh]] is founded by Metr. [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh]]; the Russian Church did not name the Diocese after British territory, so as not to upset good relations with the Church of England.

*1981 Redundant Anglican Church of St. Mary in Mary Street, Dublin handed to the Greek Orthodox Community of Dublin and Ireland, blessed and dedicated to the Holy Annunciation by Abp. [[Methodius (Fouyias) of Thyateira]] of Thyateira, Great Britain and Ireland.

*2000 [[Theodoritos (Polyzogopoulos) of Nazianzos]] elected and consecrated [[Bishop]] of Nazianzos; the council of Bishops of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] unanimously recognise [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas]], Alexandra and their five children as saints; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain|Archdiocese of Thyateira]] annual Youth Conference held at Wood Green, North London; Monachos.net <ref>Monachos: http://www.monachos.net/</ref> online discussion community set up by [[Irenaeus (Steenberg)|M.C. Steenberg]]; [http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ByzantineStudies/ Institute of Byzantine Studies] established at Queens' University, Belfast, Ireland.

*2007 The Abp. of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams welcomed Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]] to Westminster Abbey to celebrate the publication of ''[http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=32722 The Church of the Triune God: The Cyprus Agreed Statement]'', taking over 16 years to produce, concluding the third phase of the Anglican-Orthodox international theological dialogue; [[Diocese of Diokleia]] is elevated to a Metropolis and Bp. [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Kallistos (Ware)]] to Titular Metropolitan of Diokleia; death of Metr. [[Gabriel (Saliby) of Western Europe]] (Antiochian); the moves towards restoration of canonical relations between [[ROCOR]] and the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] saw the departure in January 2007 of 1) the monastic [[St. Edward the Martyr Orthodox Brotherhood (Surrey, England)|Brotherhood of St Edward in Brookwood]], 2) the Holy Annunciation Convent in Willesden, and 3) the [[missionary ]] parish of St Boniface on the Isle of Wight, all for the [[Holy Synod in Resistance|Greek Orthodox Synod in Resistance]]; the Abp. of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1566108/Rowan-Williams-hits-out-at-atheist-Dawkins.html launched a fierce attack]" against the modern cult of atheism in a lecture singling out the eminent scientist Richard Dawkins, author of the best-selling ''The God Delusion'' and a leading Darwinist, arguing that atheists had missed the point and failed to understand what Christians really believe in.

===Othodox Orthodox Churches in the British Isles===

:* [[G. E. Palmer]], [[Philip Sherrard]] and [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Bishop Kallistos Ware]] translate and publish four volumes of the [[Philokalia]] into English; [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Bishop Kallistos Ware]] and Mother Mary produced English translations of the [[Lenten Triodion]] and Festal [[Festal Menaion]].