St Augustine

Question 1

Who sent St. Augustine to England?

Answer 1

Pope Gregory the Great in 597 AD.

Question 2

What was his primary mission?

Answer 2

To convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.

Question 3

Which king did he first convert?

Answer 3

King Ethelbert of Kent.

Question 4

What title did he hold as the head of the English Church?

Answer 4

The first Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 5

Which famous religious building did he establish?

Answer 5

Canterbury Cathedral