Canterbury

Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 51.280, 1.084 · 13 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 597Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleWith Ethelbert's permission, Augustine settled at Canterbury and lived and preached in the manner of the early Church.
AD 601Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleAugustine repaired the church of the Saviour and founded the monastery of Saints Peter and Paul; the first abbot was Peter.
AD 605Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleAugustine died and was buried in the church of Saints Peter and Paul.
AD 616Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleKing Ethelbert died; his son Eadbald revived idol worship.
AD 617Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleAfter a vision of a rebuke by the apostle Peter, Laurentius converted Eadbald, and the king recalled Mellitus and Justus.
AD 619Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleArchbishop Mellitus put out a fire at Canterbury by prayer.
AD 625Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeoplePaulinus was consecrated bishop by Justus and went north with Queen Ethelburga, wife of Edwin, king of Northumbria.
AD 640Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleEarconbert, king of Kent, ordered the idols in his kingdom to be destroyed.
AD 653Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleHonorius died; Deusdedit became archbishop of Canterbury.
AD 669Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleTheodore toured the whole country and opened a school of scripture at Canterbury, teaching Latin, Greek, and church chant.
AD 690Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleTheodore died. Berhtwald succeeded him as archbishop, and consecrated the learned Tobias as bishop of Rochester.
AD 709Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleAlbinus succeeded Hadrian as abbot, and Aca succeeded Wilfrid as bishop.
AD 731Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleAfter the death of Archbishop Berhtwald, Tatwine became archbishop of Canterbury.
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