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Death of Augustine of Canterbury

The dying Archbishop Augustine, first 'Apostle to the English,' offers his final blessing and the mantle of leadership to his successor, Laurence, while Benedictine monks chant the Office of the Dead

Year 604
Date 5/26
Location Monastery Of St. Peter And St. Paul, Kent, United Kingdom
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Key Figures

Augustine of Canterbury Laurence of Canterbury Elder Monk Young Monk Infirmary Attendant

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Death of Saint Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Saint Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · contemporaneous
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Lindisfarne Raid
793 · same figure
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Viking raid on Iona
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Death of Saint Patrick
461 · same figure
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · same figure
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Burial of Saint Patrick at Down Cathedral
461 · same figure
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Death of Saint Aidan
651 · same figure
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Viking raid on Downpatrick monastery
837 · same figure
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Sack of Lindisfarne
793 · same figure
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Viking Raid on Lindisfarne
793 · same figure
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · same figure
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Viking raid on Lindisfarne
793 · same figure
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Death of Augustine of Canterbury
604 · same figure
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Death of Bishop Aidan
651 · same figure
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Death of Saint Columba
597 · same figure
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Death of Wilfrid, Bishop of York
709 · same figure
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Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
651 · same figure
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1548 · same figure
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Viking Raid on Armagh
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1115 · same figure
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Viking raid on Iona
795 · same figure
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Arrival of Augustine of Canterbury in Kent
597 · same figure
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680 · same figure
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Viking raid on Lindisfarne
793 · same figure
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597 · same figure