In c.600 AD, Pope Gregory sent St Augustine the relics of Sixtus II to replace those of an unknown British St Sixtus https://twitter.com/PeritiaEditors/status/761819293096906752 …
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
Nicholas Brooks suggested that this prob L6thC surviving British cult of a local St Sixtus based at St Osyth, Essex, formerly known as Cice.
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
One of the Alfred myths that annoys me is that he promoted religion when his Bps came from Mercia, Wales
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And his Wsx problems came from snatching money back from monasteries. Must have been a thriving British church pre A-S
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Yes, absolutely, I agree---another solid example would be Lincoln I'd suggest :)
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