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Christianization of Kent and the Gregorian Mission (597–700)

Christianization of Kent and the Gregorian Mission (597–700)

  2. Pope Gregory commissions Augustine’s mission

    Labels: Pope Gregory, Augustine, Rome

  3. Augustine’s party lands in Kent

    Labels: Augustine, King thelberht, Canterbury

  4. St Augustine’s Abbey founded near Canterbury

    Labels: St Augustine's, thelberht, Canterbury

  5. Æthelberht converts and supports the new church

    Labels: King thelberht, Kent Church

  6. Second missionary group sent from Rome

    Labels: Pope Gregory, Mellitus, Justus

  7. Gregory promotes gradual conversion strategies

    Labels: Pope Gregory, Conversion Strategy

  8. Bishoprics established at London and Rochester

    Labels: London Bishopric, Rochester Bishopric, Mellitus

  9. Augustine dies; Laurence succeeds at Canterbury

    Labels: Augustine, Laurence, Canterbury Archbishopric

  10. Æthelberht dies; Kent and Essex see a backlash

    Labels: thelberht, Eadbald, Essex

  11. Eadbald converts; mission regains stability in Kent

    Labels: Eadbald, Archbishop Laurence, Kent

  12. Kentish church leadership continues after 619

    Labels: Mellitus, Laurence, Canterbury

  13. Synod of Whitby favors Roman church customs

    Labels: Synod of, Northumbria, Roman Church

  14. Council of Hertford organizes the English church

    Labels: Council of, Archbishop Theodore, English Church

  15. End of the 7th century: Kent’s conversion becomes durable

    Labels: Canterbury, Kent Church, Gregorian Mission