History
See also Celtic Christian traditions in Gwynedd
Christianity in Wales can be traced back to the Romano-British period and an organised episcopal church has continuous existence in Wales since that time. Wales became a refuge for other Britons following the pagan Anglo-Saxon invasion of what became England, so much so that the Welsh refused to co-operate with Augustine of Canterbury's mission to the Anglo-Saxons. However, a combination of other Celtic dioceses reconciling with the See of Rome and the English conquest of Wales meant that from the Middle Ages until 1920 the Welsh dioceses were part of the Province of Canterbury and also in communion with the See of Rome until the English Reformation, continuing afterwards as part of the Church of England. From the time of Henry VIII, Wales had been absorbed into England as a legal entity and the established church in Wales was the Church of England.
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