Augustine of Canterbury

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Augustine of Canterbury was a 6th–7th century Benedictine monk and missionary who led the Gregorian mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury, laying the foundations of the English Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century Christian clergy
7th-century Christian clergy
Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedictine monk
Catholic saint
Christian missionary
Christian monk
alsoKnownAs Austin of Canterbury
Augustine of Canterbury
surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
appointedBy Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
associatedWithPlace Canterbury
Rome
birthCentury 6th century
burialPlace St Augustine's Abbey
surface form: St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
canonizationStatus Pre-congregation saint
church Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Kent
deathCentury 7th century
deathDate 26 May 604
deathPlace Canterbury
feastDay 26 May
founded St Augustine's Abbey
surface form: St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
fullName Augustine of Canterbury self-link
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
languageOfActivity Latin
missionLed Gregorian mission to the Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Gregorian mission
missionTarget Saxons
surface form: Anglo-Saxons
monasteryAffiliation Monastery of St. Andrew on the Caelian Hill
surface form: Monastery of Saint Andrew in Rome
monasticOrder Benedictines
notableFor converting King Æthelberht of Kent to Christianity
founding the English Church hierarchy
leading the Gregorian mission to the Anglo-Saxons
order Benedictines
surface form: Order of Saint Benedict
ordinalInOffice 1st Archbishop of Canterbury
patron Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
regionOfActivity England
Kent
religion Christianity
seeAlso Bertha of Kent
Laurence of Canterbury
Mellitus
Æthelberht of Kent
sentFrom Rome
sentTo Kingdom of Kent
title Saint
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
workedUnder Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I

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Archbishop of Canterbury firstHolder Augustine of Canterbury
See of Canterbury firstIncumbent Augustine of Canterbury
See of Canterbury associatedWithSaint Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral foundedBy Augustine of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral dedicatedTo Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Pope Gregory the Dialogist mentorOf Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine of Canterbury fullName Augustine of Canterbury self-link
Augustine of Canterbury alsoKnownAs Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Bristol Cathedral dedicatedTo Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury consecratedBy Augustine of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury seeAlso Augustine of Canterbury
The King’s School, Canterbury foundedBy Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: St Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine's Abbey foundedBy Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine's Abbey namedAfter Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine's Abbey dedicatedTo Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
St Martin's Church associatedWith Augustine of Canterbury
subject surface form: St Martin's Church, Canterbury
this entity surface form: St Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine’s Church, Ramsgate dedicatedTo Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine’s Church, Ramsgate namedAfter Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Kingdom of Kent hasImportantFigure Augustine of Canterbury
Æthelberht of Kent influencedBy Augustine of Canterbury
Æthelberht of Kent supported Augustine of Canterbury
Æthelberht of Kent convertedBy Augustine of Canterbury
Austin of Canterbury alsoKnownAs Augustine of Canterbury
Bertha of Kent supported Augustine of Canterbury
Laurence of Canterbury predecessor Augustine of Canterbury
Laurence of Canterbury seeAlso Augustine of Canterbury
Laurence of Canterbury consecratedBy Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine's College, Canterbury namedAfter Augustine of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury