Benedictine monks, headed by St. Augustine of Canterbury was sent by the pope to England.
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Benedictine monks, headed by St. Augustine of Canterbury was sent by the pope to England.
Benedictine monks, headed by St. Augustine of Canterbury was sent by the pope to England.
A:Pope Gregory I sent Augustine of Canterbury to England, with the mission to convert the kings and royal families, after which their subjects would be compelled to become Christians. He encouraged Augustine to introduce Christian saints to replace pagan gods and to promulgate Christian holy days on the same day as important pagan festivities.
Pope Gregory I, also known as Gregory the Great.
Christianity. The first Roman missionaries were sent by Pope Gregory to the Isles of Thanet in Kent to convert the Anglo-Saxons, who, back then, were heathen, which means that they believed in Heathenism.
Pope Gregory the Great
Pope Celestine sent St. Patrick to England and Ireland.
Saint Augustine of Canterbury was a monk and abbot of Saint Andrew's abbey in Rome, Italy. He was sent by Pope Saint Gregory the Great with 40 brother monks, including Saint Lawrence of Canterbury, to evangelize the British Isles in the year 597.
Pope Celestine
Pope Celestine sent St. Patrick to Ireland.