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Monastery
He wasn't the first to build a monastery but once he got going he built twelve and one survived until World War II
St. Benedict
He came from central Asia and was unstoppable for ten years
Atilla the Hun
They were often the key component to the conversion of a King and, in turn, those he led
Queens
The French are descendants of this Germanic people.....
Franks
Saint Patrick may have had a brewsky or two and even gotten rid of a bunch of snakes but he was best at evangelization and responsible for ___________ in his own lifetime
The conversion of all Ireland
The sack of Rome by Alaric took place in this year...
410 AD
This Saint brought Christianity across the English Channel to the Anglo Saxons
St. Augustine of Canterbury
This Visigoth general paid a visit to Rome in 5th century AD and the place hasn't been the same since
Alaric
King ________ was Baptized along with 3000 of his soldiers and his Christian wife ______________ was a significant influence.
King Clovis and Queen Clotilda
"Goth" is a reference that would have been taken seriously by these Barbarians
Visigoths and Ostrogoths
He may have been able to swim but it took him a while to cross the English Channel
St. Augustine of Canterbury
In 451 AD, Atilla The Hun was finally defeated at _________________
The Battle of The Catalaunian Plains
Saint __________ survived being captured as a slave and went on to build twelve monasteries in _________
St. Patrick in Ireland
This leader in Gaul converted to Christianity after defeating the Alemanni barbarians
King Clovis
This King's ( _________ ) wife was a Christian who had urged him to convert which he did on Christmas Day along with 10,000 of his subjects
Queen Bertha and King Ethelbert
These Barbarians are the subject in the verse of a Bob Dylan song which goes...
"The pump don't work 'cause the __________ took the handles"
Vandals
St. Augustine was named __________ in 597 AD
Archbishop of Canerbury
King Clovis of France asked God for his help in defeating the Alemanni at a critical battle in...
496-497 AD
This Benedictine Saint __________ went north, bringing Christianity to northern Britain and then _____________
St. Columba in Scotland
An Anglo Saxon, he was the King of Kent and became a Christian
King Ethelbert
This Duke (________) responded to the urging of his Princess _______ to follow Jesus and all of Poland became Christian
Duke Mieszko and Princess Dubravka
A derivation of this Barbarian name might be found in a red wine...and...the name of the French region the wine is made
Burgundians
This Benedictine Monk wrote a five volume history of England beginning with Julius Caesar
St. Bede
St. Pope Gregory the Great saw fair haired children slaves for sale in Rome. When he was told they were Anglo Saxons he said: “Non Angli, sed angeli” which means: “Not Anglo but Angels'” .
He was Pope from...
590 to 604 AD
This Saint ______ crossed the English Channel to evangelize northern France and ___________
St. Columbanus and Switzerland
He was converted by and Baptized by St. Columba
King Brude
For King _______, Princess ________ was insistent he become a Christian and when he did, all of what would become Russia followed
King Vladimir and Priness Anna
The winning coach of the first two Super Bowls has his name on a trophy and may be a distant relative of these Barbarians
The Lombards
St. Boniface, who began his service to The Lord as a Benedictine at Canterbury, England....is the Patron Saint of _______________
Germany
In the year ______ St. Augustine was named The Archbishop of Canterbury, which would become one of the most influential positions in the world
597 AD