Christianisation of the Anglo - Saxon Kingdoms began in AD 597, influenced by Celtic Christianity from the north - west and by the Roman church from the south - east, gradually replacing Anglo - Saxon polytheism which had been introduced to what is now England over the course of the 5th and 6th centuries with the arrival of the Anglo - Saxons. The first Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustine took office in 597 AD. In 601, he baptized the first Christian Anglo - Saxon king, Æthelberht of Kent. The last pagan Anglo - Saxon / Jutish king, Arwald, died in 686.
what influenced the spread of christianity in anglo saxon england
Celtic Christianity from the north - west and by the Roman church from the south - east