Austin of Canterbury

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Austin of Canterbury was a 6th–7th century Benedictine monk and the first Archbishop of Canterbury, known for leading the Gregorian mission that began the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity.

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Austin of Canterbury canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedictine monk
Catholic saint
Christian missionary
Christian monk
alsoKnownAs Augustine of Canterbury
appointedBy Pope Gregory I
linked to: Gregory the Great
associatedWith Canterbury Cathedral
Christianization of England
King Æthelberht of Kent
linked to: Æthelberht of Kent
birthCentury 6th century
category 6th-century Christian monk
7th-century Christian bishop
Italian Christian missionary
Medieval English saint
church Catholic Church
commemoratedOn 26 May
countryOfMission Kingdom of England
deathCentury 7th century
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Province of Canterbury
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
influenced development of the English Church
knownFor beginning the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity
establishing the Roman Church in England
languageContext Latin Church
led Gregorian mission
missionTarget Anglo-Saxon England
Kingdom of Kent
origin Italy
positionHeld First Archbishop of Canterbury
primaryRoleInMission leader
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Order of Saint Benedict
linked to: Benedictines
roleInHistory founder of the English Church hierarchy
seeAlso Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury
sentBy Pope Gregory I
linked to: Gregory the Great
sentFrom Rome
servedIn Canterbury
title Archbishop
Missionary to the English
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Augustine of Canterbury alsoKnownAs Austin of Canterbury