# Germanus of Auxerre visits Britain (429)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/429-germanus-of-auxerre-visits-britain

Bishop Germanus travelled to Britain to combat Pelagian teaching and support local Christians. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at c. 429 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His mission shows that post-Roman Britain remained connected to continental Christianity.

## Why it matters
His mission shows that post-Roman Britain remained connected to continental Christianity.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Germanus of Auxerre visits Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Germanus+of+Auxerre+visits+Britain&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Germanus of Auxerre visits Britain](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Germanus+of+Auxerre+visits+Britain)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)