Augustine of Canterbury Converting the Anglo-Saxons
A Contribution to the Identity of the Medieval Missionary
- Maksymilian Sas Uniwersytet Warszawski (Poland) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5813-2047
Abstract
Augustine of Canterbury, who came from Rome to Kingdom of Kent in 597, is considered a founder of the English Church. This paper tries to describe his identity as a missionary preaching the Word to pagan Anglo-Saxons. The identity is discovered by analyzing descriptions of Augustine’s activity presented in the works of Gregory the Great and the Venerable Bede.
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