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Augustine of Canterbury
c. 534 – c. 604 · b. Rome · Bishop of Canterbury
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 534, Rome
- Died
- c. 604, Canterbury
- See
- Canterbury
- Region
- west
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Austin of Canterbury
Highlights
- Main contribution
- First Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Primary source
- Bede, Hist. Eccl. 1.23-2.3
First Archbishop of Canterbury. Sent by Pope Gregory the Great in 596 to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons; baptized King Æthelberht of Kent. Founder of the English church hierarchy.
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Common questions
- Who was Augustine of Canterbury?
- Augustine of Canterbury (534–604) — First Archbishop of Canterbury. Sent by Pope Gregory the Great in 596 to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons; baptized King Æthelberht of Kent. Founder of the English church hierarchy.
- Who taught Augustine of Canterbury?
- Pope Gregory I (the Great).
- Who did Augustine of Canterbury correspond with?
- Pope Gregory I (the Great).
- Who succeeded Augustine of Canterbury as bishop of Canterbury?
- Theodore of Tarsus.
Sources for biography
- Bede, Hist. Eccl. 1.23-2.3 primary
- Gregory the Great, Registrum Epistolarum 6.51, 8.29, 11.36 primary
documented connections(2)
- taught by Pope Gregory I (the Great)Gregory commissioned Augustine to lead the mission to the Anglo-Saxons in 596 and exchanged letters with him giving instruction.Bede, Hist. Eccl. 1.23-1.32 · Gregory the Great, Registrum Epistolarum 6.51, 11.36
- corresponded (incoming) Pope Gregory I (the Great)Surviving letters of Gregory to Augustine on missionary practice and church organization (the 'Libellus Responsionum').Gregory the Great, Registrum 11.56a · Bede, Hist. Eccl. 1.27
tradition connections(1)
- succeeded in see (incoming) Theodore of TarsusTheodore was the seventh (not direct) Archbishop of Canterbury after Augustine, sent by Pope Vitalian. The compressed succession is reported by Bede ~70 years later.Bede, Hist. Eccl. 4.1
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Augustine of Canterbury).