Mellitus

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Mellitus was an early 7th-century Christian missionary and the first Bishop of London, later serving as Archbishop of Canterbury in Anglo-Saxon England.

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Mellitus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century Christian saint
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop
Christian missionary
appointedBy Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
archdiocese See of Canterbury
surface form: Archdiocese of Canterbury
associatedWith Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Sæberht of Essex
surface form: King Sæberht of Essex

Æthelberht of Kent
surface form: King Æthelberht of Kent
burialPlace St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
canonizationStatus Pre-congregation saint
centuryOfActivity 7th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Kent
deathDate 24 April 624
deathPlace Canterbury
diocese Diocese of London
educatedAt Church in Rome
endTime 24 April 624 (as Archbishop of Canterbury)
c. 616 (as Bishop of London)
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Italian
feastDay 24 April
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old English
memberOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
notableEvent Expulsion from London after a pagan reaction in Essex
Return to Kent and service under Archbishop Laurence
notableWork Conversion efforts among the East Saxons
Strengthening of the Roman mission in England
partOf Gregorian mission to the Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Gregorian mission
positionHeld Abbot
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of London
Missionary to the Anglo-Saxons
predecessor Laurence of Canterbury
religion Christianity
sentBy Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
source Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
surface form: Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People
startTime 604 (as Bishop of London)
619 (as Archbishop of Canterbury)
successor Justus of Canterbury
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
workLocation Canterbury
Essex
London, England
surface form: London

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