History Shorts: Augustine arrives in Kent (597)

Pope Gregory the Great chose Augustine to Christianize Britain.  Christianity had taken root in Kent,so Augustine began his mission there. Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury and founder of the English church. His early efforts eventually led to the Christian conquest of the British Isles. He died in 604.

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