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 Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
associatedWith Canterbury Cathedral
Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
surface form: Christianization of England

Æthelberht of Kent
surface form: King Æthelberht of Kent
birthCentury 6th century
category 6th-century Christian monk
7th-century Christian bishop
Italian Christian missionary
Medieval English saint
church Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: 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 worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
led Gregorian mission to the Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Gregorian mission
missionTarget Anglo-Saxon England
Kingdom of Kent
origin Italy
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
surface form: First Archbishop of Canterbury
primaryRoleInMission leader
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Order of Saint Benedict
roleInHistory founder of the English Church hierarchy
seeAlso Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury
sentBy Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
sentFrom Rome
servedIn Canterbury
title Archbishop
Missionary to the English
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Augustine of Canterbury alsoKnownAs Austin of Canterbury