WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the first missionaries to travel to northern Europe, ____ converted many people in Ireland to Christianity.
A
St. Stephen
B
St. Patrick
C
Clovis
D
Pope Leo III
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -St. Patrick was a 5th-century missionary to Ireland and later served as bishop there. He is credited with bringing Christianity to parts of Ireland and was probably partly responsible for the Christianization of the Picts and Anglo-Saxons. He is one of the patron saints of Ireland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction of Christianity Patrick brought the faith to Ireland, but it was already present on the island before Patrick arrived. Monasteries were built for monks who wanted permanent communion with God.

Detailed explanation-3: -” Saint” Patrick: mid-400s traveled from Britain to Ireland to convert people to Christianity-traveled alone-he was successful in eventually converting the Irish to Christianity.

Detailed explanation-4: -After a pagan past of Antiquity, missionaries, most famously including Saint Patrick, converted the Irish tribes to Christianity in quick order, producing a great number of saints in the Early Middle Ages, and a faith interwoven with Irish identity for centuries since − though less so in recent times.

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