Christianization of Saxony
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The Christianization of Saxony was the gradual and often forceful conversion of the Saxon people from their traditional Germanic paganism to Christianity during the early Middle Ages, closely tied to Frankish conquest and political consolidation.
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christianization
ⓘ
historical process ⓘ religious conversion campaign ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Carolingian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian rulers
Frankish missionaries ⓘ Latin clergy ⓘ |
| characteristic |
closely tied to military conquest
ⓘ
gradual ⓘ linked to political subjugation ⓘ often forceful ⓘ |
| context | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
|
| endTime | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Franks
ⓘ
Saxons ⓘ |
| follows |
Saxon Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish conquest of Saxony
|
| hasCause |
Carolingian imperial policy
ⓘ
Frankish expansion ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ political consolidation of the Frankish realm ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decline of Germanic paganism in Saxony
ⓘ
formation of Saxony as a Christian duchy ⓘ foundation of churches and monasteries in Saxony ⓘ incorporation of Saxony into the Carolingian ecclesiastical structure ⓘ integration of Saxony into the Christian West ⓘ spread of Latin literacy in Saxony ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Capitulary for Saxony
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae
Saxon Wars ⓘ baptism of Saxon elites ⓘ destruction of Irminsul ⓘ foundation of bishoprics in Saxony ⓘ mission of Saint Boniface ⓘ mission of Saint Liudger ⓘ mission of Saint Willehad ⓘ monastic foundations in Saxony ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duchy of Saxony
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Saxony
Northern Germany ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Saxons
ⓘ
surface form:
Saxon people
|
| notableFigure |
Alcuin of York
ⓘ
Charlemagne ⓘ Saint Boniface ⓘ Saint Ludger ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Liudger
Saint Willehad ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Saxon pagan resistance
ⓘ
Saxon uprisings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christianization of Germanic peoples
ⓘ
expansion of Western Christendom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christianization of Frisia
ⓘ
Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ Christianization of Germanic peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of the Germanic peoples
|
| religionFrom | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| religionTo |
Christianity
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Saxon Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlemagne’s campaigns in Saxony
Saxon Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Saxon Wars (772–804)
destruction of Saxon sacred sites ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Bremen ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Hildesheim ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Minden ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Münster ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Paderborn ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Verden ⓘ imposition of tithes in Saxony ⓘ integration of Saxon nobility into Frankish Christian order ⓘ mass baptisms of Saxons ⓘ suppression of Saxon pagan cults ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
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