Update
The Oxford Biblical Studies Online and Oxford Islamic Studies Online have retired. Content you previously purchased on Oxford Biblical Studies Online or Oxford Islamic Studies Online has now moved to Oxford Reference, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford Scholarship Online, or What Everyone Needs to Know®. For information on how to continue to view articles visit the subscriber services page.
Dismiss

Related Content

Related Overviews

St Gregory I (c. 540—604)

Canterbury

St Ethelbert (d. 616)

Æthelbert (d. 616)

See all related overviews in Oxford Reference »

 

More Like This

Show all results sharing this subject:

  • Religion

GO

Show Summary Details

Overview

St Augustine

(d. 604) missionary and archbishop of Canterbury


Quick Reference

(d. 26 May, between 604 and 609),

first archbishop of Canterbury, was sent by Pope Gregory, with some forty monks, to preach the gospel in England in 597. He was favourably received by King Ethelbert of Kent who was afterwards converted and gave Augustine a see at Canterbury. Augustine was consecrated ‘Bishop of the English’ at Arles.

Subjects: Religion

Related content in Oxford Reference

Reference entries
Augustine, St, of Canterbury (604)
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 419 words
Augustine of Canterbury, St (604)
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 87 words
Augustine of Canterbury, Saint (d.604)
in World Encyclopedia Length: 88 words
Augustine, St (d. 26 May, between 604)
in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3) Length: 59 words

View all reference entries »

View all related items in Oxford Reference »

Search for: 'St Augustine' in Oxford Reference »