St Augustine of Canterbury (d604) preaching before Ethelbert (552?-616) Anglo-Saxon king of Kent whom he baptised in 597. Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory I to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. First Archbishop of Canterbury. Colour-printed wood engraving, London, 1864.

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St Augustine of Canterbury (d604) preaching before Ethelbert (552?-616) Anglo-Saxon king of Kent whom he baptised in 597. Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory I to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. First Archbishop of Canterbury. Colour-printed wood engraving, London, 1864.

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