St. Augustine of Canterbury

An Italian Benedictine monk who became the “Apostle of the English,�
Saint Augustine of Canterbury is honored by the Catholic Church on May
27.

Under the direction of Pope Saint Gregory the Great, Augustine founded
the famous See of Canterbury and preached the Catholic faith to the
country’s Anglo-Saxon pagans during the late sixth and early seventh
centuries.

He is not be confused with the earlier St. Augustine of Hippo, the famous author of the “Confessions� and “City of God.�

Augustine’s date of birth cannot be established, nor are any details of
his early life known. Most likely born in Rome, to a …read more

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