Peter of Canterbury
Missionary; Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
Feast: 6 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Peter of Canterbury or Petrus (died c. 607 or after 614) was the first abbot of the monastery of SS. Peter and Paul in Canterbury (later St Augustine's Abbey) and a companion of Augustine in the Gregorian mission to Kent. Augustine sent Peter as an emissary to Rome around 600 to convey news of the mission to Pope Gregory I. Peter's death has traditionally been dated to around 607, but evidence suggests that he was present at a church council in Paris in 614, so he probably died after that date.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory I Saint“Augustine sent Peter as an emissary to Rome around 600 to convey news of the mission to Pope Gregory I.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q3387485 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter of Canterbury (CC BY-SA)
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