Saints Library · Teaching and Sharing
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Patron of England
Life and historical setting
Augustine of Canterbury (c. 550–605) is remembered in the Church as patron of England. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Rome.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Augustine of Canterbury include Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, bishop, Latin Catholic priest.
Augustine of Canterbury later became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
The enduring witness of Augustine of Canterbury is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and conversion and moral renewal. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Gospel encounter and discipleship
The supplied account connects this life directly with Christ, the Gospel, or the apostolic witness.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Conversion and moral renewal
The narrative emphasizes repentance, conversion, reform, or a decisive return to God.
Preaching and evangelization
The source remembers preaching, missionary work, baptism, catechesis, or another form of evangelization.
Sharing the faith
The source presents teaching and evangelization as service to the Church and future generations.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Augustine of Canterbury is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and conversion and moral renewal. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Augustine of Canterbury, strengthen us in patient teaching, evangelization, and the faithful transmission of the Catholic faith. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Current Vatican News calendar listing; local and religious calendars may add other observances.
Other associated observances: May 26; May 28.
Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.