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devotions, and Augustin and his companions
made use of at their first coming ; and the
other, that which the king, after his conver-
sion, gave to Augustin, and which he repaired
and dedicated to our blessed Saviour, and
made it his archiepiscopal see. Besides these
two ancient Roman churches, it is likely there
were others of the same age in different parts
of the kingdom, which were then repaired
and restored to their former iise.
Among other fabrics of these times may be
reckoned the many heathen temples used by
the idolatrous Saxons : that they were built
by the Saxons themselves will probably be
allowed; and that some of them were good
buildings will hardly admit of any doubt,
since for that very reason, pope Gregory ad-
vised Augustinr that the temples ought not
to be demolished, but only the idols that were
in them should be removed and destroj^ed,
and then consecrated to the service of the
true God. The particular form in which
these Saxon temples were built, and wherein
they differed from Christian churches in their
banner of building, may be difficult to de-
termine with any degree of certainty; but as
niany of them were afterwards converted to
c'lurchess, I see no reason to think otherwise
1 Bedae Hist. Ecel. lib. i. cap. 30.
! Monast. Aiigl. vol. iii. p. 298.
devotions, and Augustin and his companions
made use of at their first coming ; and the
other, that which the king, after his conver-
sion, gave to Augustin, and which he repaired
and dedicated to our blessed Saviour, and
made it his archiepiscopal see. Besides these
two ancient Roman churches, it is likely there
were others of the same age in different parts
of the kingdom, which were then repaired
and restored to their former iise.
Among other fabrics of these times may be
reckoned the many heathen temples used by
the idolatrous Saxons : that they were built
by the Saxons themselves will probably be
allowed; and that some of them were good
buildings will hardly admit of any doubt,
since for that very reason, pope Gregory ad-
vised Augustinr that the temples ought not
to be demolished, but only the idols that were
in them should be removed and destroj^ed,
and then consecrated to the service of the
true God. The particular form in which
these Saxon temples were built, and wherein
they differed from Christian churches in their
banner of building, may be difficult to de-
termine with any degree of certainty; but as
niany of them were afterwards converted to
c'lurchess, I see no reason to think otherwise
1 Bedae Hist. Ecel. lib. i. cap. 30.
! Monast. Aiigl. vol. iii. p. 298.