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May 27 · Optional · White

St Augustine of Canterbury

(d. 604) Benedictine prior sent by Pope Gregory the Great to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons. He became the first archbishop of Canterbury and baptized King Ethelbert of Kent.

A prayerSaint Augustine, apostle of England, pray for missionaries who must learn a new tongue.

When is the feast of St Augustine of Canterbury?

The feast is celebrated on May 27 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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