I'm also confused between the difference between "Celts" and "Scots"?
2006-11-19 20:47:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is generally supposed that Christian missionaries from the Roman occupied parts of Britain converted Scotland to Christianity some time between 300 and 400 AD. The first individually known missionary is St. Ninian, who founded a priory at Whithorn on the Solway Firth between 400 and 450 AD.
Christianity then spread from Scotland to Ireland, where it became more widespread and better organised, while in Scotland it lost its organisation without actually dying out. When St. Columba from Ireland came to Iona around 565 AD, he re-introduced organised Christianity, and it survived. For simplicity, younger schoolchildren are usually taught about Columba, but not about Ninian.
Celts are the whole Celtic fringe of Britain - Welsh in Wales, Picts in Scotland, early Scots in Ireland, and Irish Gaels. Scots are originally Irish, but settled in the west of Scotland not long after Columba's time and eventually dominated the native Picts.
2006-11-19 23:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
John Knox started the reformation in 1560 which led to Scotland establishing the its national church which is of a Presbyterian denomination. Essentially you can think of this as 'Protestant' Christianity. Since roman times until the reformation the most widespread religion would have been Catholicism. Catholicism wasn't expunged in the same way as it was in England for example but it is a minority faith still.
Scots / Celts
If you're talking about people referring to themselves now, as opposed to historically. Scots are from Scotland and Celts generally means Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish and some peoples from France and Iberia. Historically it would get more complicated!
2006-11-20 05:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by Steve M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
catholicism not christianity...
they are not the same... despite what people say...
the gods of catholicism are the same as any other pagan religion :D
semiramis and nimrod
however if a catlic does profess jesus as lord and personal savior and realizes he is god and not just oh great mother marys baby... then they can be christians.
later there was a protestant movement also.
looks to be about 560 that the catlics started converting the celtic pagans :D
2006-11-20 04:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by israeli_stuck_in_usa 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it was around 3:30 on a Tuesday
2006-11-20 07:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by SweetDeath! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋