Saint Justus of Canterbury
Profile
Benedictine monk. Priest. Missionary to the Anglo-Saxons in 601, sent by Pope Saint Gregory the Great. Worked with Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Saint Paulinus of York, and Saint Lawrence of Canterbury. First bishop of Rochester, England in 604. In 616, the death of King Saint Ethelbert of Kent led to a resurgence of paganism; Justus and Saint Mellitus of Canterbury retreated to Gaul, but in 617 returned and resumed their work. Archbishop of Canterbury in 624.
Born
Rome, Italy
Died
• 627 of natural causes
• buried in Saint Augustine's abbey, Canterbury, England
Patronage
Volterra, Italy
Representation
archbishop carrying a Primatial cross
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