Christianisation of East Anglia

The Christianisation of East Anglia was a gradual process through which the Kingdom of East Anglia converted from Anglo-Saxon paganism to Christianity during the early 7th century. The process began under the influence of external powers such as Kent and Northumbria, and was closely tied to the wider Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England. Although the earliest royal conversion, Rædwald's, was politically motivated and marked by religious syncretism, the faith became more firmly established under later Wuffinga rulers such as Sigeberht and Anna. Along with the gradual disappearance of pagan rulers by the mid-7th century, continental missionaries, particularly Felix of Burgundy, played a central role in consolidating Christianity within the kingdom leading to a general Christianisation of the population.