saint augustine of canterbury

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Definition of saint augustine of canterbury in English English dictionary

born , Rome? died May 26, 604/605, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; feast day May 26 in England and Wales, May 28 elsewhere First archbishop of Canterbury. A Benedictine prior in Rome, he was chosen by Pope Gregory I to lead 40 monks as missionaries to England. They arrived in 597 and were welcomed by King Ethelbert of Kent, at the behest of his queen, and he gave them a church in Canterbury. Augustine converted the king and thousands of his subjects and was made bishop of the English. On the pope's instructions he purified pagan temples and consecrated 12 other bishops. He founded Christ Church, Canterbury, as his cathedral and made Canterbury the primary see in England. He tried unsuccessfully to unify his churches with the Celtic churches of northern Wales

Hyphenation

saint Au·gus·tine of Can·ter·bu·ry

Turkish pronunciation

seynt ôgıstin ıv käntırberi

Pronunciation

/ˈsānt ˈôgəˌstēn əv ˈkantərˌberē/ /ˈseɪnt ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn əv ˈkæntɜrˌbɛriː/