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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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