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How many years had England been a Catholic Country before the 16th century?
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The historians Eusebius and Gildas both state that Christianity (ipso facto - the catholic (sic) Church, later the Catholic (sic) Church) arrived in Britain within the first half century AD. Eusebius clearly states that the Apostles preached in Britain (including Ireland). Gildas is more pointed and states that Christianity came to Britain during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Taking both Eusebius' and Gildas' assertions into account, it can be deduced that Christianity arrived in Britain at the latest by 37AD (a maximum of four years after Christ's Ascension [although it is likely that Christ's birth was misdated by 4-6 years which, extrapolating, would mean that the Ascension occurred circa 27-29AD which would mean that Christianity would have arrived in Britain a maximum of 10 years later]). It is known that St Augustine was sent on mission from Rome to consolidate Christianity in 597 and few would dispute that England was a Catholic nation from that date until the Reformation. Therefore, taking everything into account, the minimum period that England was a Catholic nation was 939 years (597-1536 - the "post-Augustinian" dates) and the maximum period was 1,499 years (37-1536 - the "Eusebian/Gildas" dates).
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