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Brading church St Mary the Virgin Legend has it that during the 680s St Wilfrid (634-709) preached Christianity to the Islanders from this spot Apparently it is recorded that about three quarters of the population were put to death Whether this was due to them opposing  Ceadwalla, King of the South Saxons, who conquered the Island, or because they refused to be converted to Christianity is not certain Hard, bloody, and  brutal days indeed The end result was that St Wilfrid ended up owning about a quarter of the Island, and became Bishop of Ripon about the year 668/9 The present church was built in 1180

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