# Augustine arrives in Kent (597)

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Pope Gregory the Great's missionary Augustine landed in Kent and began converting the court of King Æthelberht. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at AD 597 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The mission established a durable link between the English kingdoms and the Roman Church.

## Why it matters
The mission established a durable link between the English kingdoms and the Roman Church.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Augustine arrives in Kent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Augustine+arrives+in+Kent&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Augustine arrives in Kent](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Augustine+arrives+in+Kent)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)