List of members of the Gregorian mission
The
The main source for information on the missionaries is the
Many of the known members became bishops or archbishops, while most of the remainder became abbots. The lone exception is
Members
The date of arrival is either 597 with the first group of missionaries or 601 with the second group. The date of arrival for some members is not known. The third column lists the major ecclesiastical office held by the missionary. The death dates are not always known, in which case approximate dates are listed. The last column notes if the member is regarded as a saint.
Name | Date of arrival in England |
Major ecclesiastical offices | Death date | Canonized |
---|---|---|---|---|
Augustine of Canterbury[11] | 597 | first Archbishop of Canterbury (597–604) | Between 604 and 609[11] | Yes[12] |
Gratiosus | Unknown | fourth Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury (626–638) | 638[13] | No |
Honorius of Canterbury[14] | Either 597 or 601 | fifth Archbishop of Canterbury (627–653) | 653[14] | Yes[15] |
James the Deacon[6] | Unknown | Deacon[6] | After 671[6] | Yes[8] |
John | Either 597 or 601 | second Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury (607–618) | Unknown | No |
Justus[16] | 601 | first Bishop of Rochester (604–624) fifth Archbishop of Canterbury (624–627?) |
627[16] | Yes[17] |
Laurence of Canterbury[18] | 597 | second Archbishop of Canterbury (604–619) | 619[18] | Yes[19] |
Mellitus[20] | 601 | first Bishop of London (604–617) third Archbishop of Canterbury (619–624) |
624[20] | Yes[21] |
Paulinus of York[22] | 601 | first Bishop of York (625–633) (633–644)
third Bishop of Rochester |
644[22] | Yes[9] |
Peter of Canterbury | 597 | first Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury (598–605) | circa 607[23] or after 614[24] | Yes[10] |
Petronius | Unknown | fifth Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury (640–654) | circa 654[13] | No |
Romanus
|
Either 597 or 601 | second Bishop of Rochester (624) | circa 624[25] | No |
Rufinianus | 601 | third Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury (618–626) | Before 638[13] | No |
Citations
General
- Brooks, N. P. (2008). "Gregorian mission (act. 596–601)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/93690. Retrieved 22 February 2009. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
Specific
- ^ a b c d Brooks "Gregorian mission (act. 596–601)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b Yorke Conversion of Britain pp. 122–123
- ^ Mayr-Harting Coming of Christianity p. 62
- ^ Mayr-Harting Coming of Christianity pp. 65–66
- ^ Mayr-Harting Coming of Christianity p. 68
- ^ a b c d Lapidge "James the Deacon" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Walsh Dictionary of Saints pp. 73, 268, 348, 357, and 420
- ^ a b "Parish Church of St James the Deacon". Parish Church of St James the Deacon. Accessed 12 March 2009
- ^ a b Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 475
- ^ a b Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 482
- ^ a b Lapidge "Augustine" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 73
- ^ a b c Hunt "Petronius (d. 654?)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b Lapidge "Honorius" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 268
- ^ a b Haywood "Justus" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 348
- ^ a b Lapidge "Laurentius" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 357
- ^ a b Lapidge "Mellitus" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Walsh Dictionary of Saints p. 420
- ^ a b Lapidge "Paulinus" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
- ^ Hunt "Petrus (St Petrus) (d. 605x11)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Wood "Mission of Augustine" Speculum p. 7
- ^ Beazley "Romanus (d. in or before 627)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
References
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- Brooks, N. P. (2008). "Gregorian mission (act. 596–601)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (October 2008 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/93690. Retrieved 22 February 2009. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- Haywood, Paul Anthony (2001). "Justus". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22054. Retrieved 22 February 2009. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- Hunt, William; Costambeys, Marios (2004). "Petrus (St Petrus) (d. 605x11)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (October 2005 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22056. Retrieved 22 February 2009. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- Lapidge, Michael (2001). "Augustine". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- Lapidge, Michael (2001). "Honorius". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- Lapidge, Michael (2001). "James the Deacon". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- Lapidge, Michael (2001). "Laurentius". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- Lapidge, Michael (2001). "Mellitus". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- Lapidge, Michael (2001). "Paulinus". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1.
- ISBN 0-271-00769-9.
- Walsh, Michael J. (2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. London: Burns & Oats. ISBN 978-0-86012-438-2.
- Wood, Ian (January 1994). "The Mission of Augustine of Canterbury to the English". S2CID 161652367.
- ISBN 0-582-77292-3.