Saint Mellitus, Archbishop of Canterbury

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Mellitus

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Death: April 24, 624
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About Saint Mellitus, Archbishop of Canterbury

Mellitus (died 24 April 624) was the first Bishop of London in the Saxon period, the third Archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism to Christianity. He arrived in 601 AD with a group of clergymen sent to augment the mission, and was consecrated as Bishop of London in 604.

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