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| − | Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Mellitus''' was the first [[Bishop of London]] and the third [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. He was one of the members of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons. His [[feast day]] is [[April 24]]. | + | Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Mellitus''' was the first historic [[Bishop of London]] and the third [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. He was one of the members of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons. His [[feast day]] is [[April 24]]. |
Mellitus was the [[abbot]] of the St. Andrew's [[monastery]] on Coelian Hill in Rome when he was sent to England in 601 AD by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]]. He was accompanied by other [[clergy]] to augment the [[missionary|missionaries]] already there. He initially spent three years in Kent before he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[Bishop]] of London in 604. In 616, after the death of his patron and having refused communion to apostates, he was forced to leave London and take refuge in Gaul. He returned to England within the next year, but was never able to return to London as the inhabitants remained pagans. In 619, he was enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury. While [[archbishop]] he was alleged to have saved the [[cathedral]] and much of the town of Canterbury from a fire. After his death on April 24, 624, he was revered as a saint. | Mellitus was the [[abbot]] of the St. Andrew's [[monastery]] on Coelian Hill in Rome when he was sent to England in 601 AD by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]]. He was accompanied by other [[clergy]] to augment the [[missionary|missionaries]] already there. He initially spent three years in Kent before he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[Bishop]] of London in 604. In 616, after the death of his patron and having refused communion to apostates, he was forced to leave London and take refuge in Gaul. He returned to England within the next year, but was never able to return to London as the inhabitants remained pagans. In 619, he was enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury. While [[archbishop]] he was alleged to have saved the [[cathedral]] and much of the town of Canterbury from a fire. After his death on April 24, 624, he was revered as a saint. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:20, October 25, 2012
Our father among the saints Mellitus was the first historic Bishop of London and the third Archbishop of Canterbury. He was one of the members of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons. His feast day is April 24.
Mellitus was the abbot of the St. Andrew's monastery on Coelian Hill in Rome when he was sent to England in 601 AD by St. Gregory the Dialogist. He was accompanied by other clergy to augment the missionaries already there. He initially spent three years in Kent before he was consecrated Bishop of London in 604. In 616, after the death of his patron and having refused communion to apostates, he was forced to leave London and take refuge in Gaul. He returned to England within the next year, but was never able to return to London as the inhabitants remained pagans. In 619, he was enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury. While archbishop he was alleged to have saved the cathedral and much of the town of Canterbury from a fire. After his death on April 24, 624, he was revered as a saint.
| Mellitus | ||
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| Preceded by: St. Laurence |
Archbishop of Canterbury 619-624 |
Succeeded by: Justus |
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