Augustine of Canterbury

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6th-century Christian clergy 7th-century Christian clergy Archbishop of Canterbury Benedictine monk Catholic saint Christian missionary Christian monk

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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Observed surface forms (1)

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Saint Augustine of Canterbury 3

Statements (49)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Augustine of Canterbury → alsoKnownAs → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
See of Canterbury → associatedWithSaint → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury → firstHolder → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
See of Canterbury → firstIncumbent → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral → foundedBy → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
Augustine of Canterbury → fullName → Augustine of Canterbury self-link ⓘ
Pope Gregory the Dialogist → mentorOf → Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ