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[[Image:Post-Roman Britannia ca.500 AD.jpg|right|thumb|px350|Post-Roman Britannia ca.500 AD]]The history of '''Orthodoxy in Ireland ''' begins with the foundation of Medieval Christian practice Christianity that developed in the Roman province of Britannia. During ==History==In the first few centuries century after Christ's death, there was little Roman and Greek knowledge of Ireland. Irish raiders frequently attacked the Christian eraRoman provinces of Britannia and Gaul, Christianity reached Britannia and it was spread believed by Celtic-speaking peoples throughout Strabo that the isles primarily land was inhabited by savages who feasted on the flesh of their ancestors. By the second century, knowledge of Ireland had significantly increased and Roman trade contact through the Irish seaincreased in Southeastern Ireland.
By the third century, Christianity had reached Britannia and was spread by Celtic-speaking peoples to Caledonia and Hibernia. Through trade contact by the Irish sea, Celtic Christianity slowly began to develop. By the time of Palladius in 431, both the Latin alphabet was and Greek alphabets were in use. Palladius, considered Considered a [[saint ]] by Roman Catholics, Palladius arrived from the island of Sicily to preach in modern Leinster. He is the best known of those whom preceeded preceded Saint [[Patrick of Ireland|Patrick ]] in Ireland, and his accounts are often confused with those of the later. When he passed away in 461, he reportedly left behind a writing tablet and various relics of [[Apostle Peter |Peter]] and [[Apostle Paul|Paul]].
Saint Patrick, also considered to be a saint by Roman Catholics, is venerated in the Orthodox Church.
Today, the Antiochian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church have a presence in Ireland.There are also Irish converts to the Orthodox Church, many of whom were previously [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]].==See also==* [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Britain]]* [[:Category:Saints of the British Isles]] [[Category: Church History]][[Category:Orthodoxy by country|Ireland]]
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