The ancient Church of St Mary the Virgin, now redundant but open to the public, and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, contains part of a carved sarcophagus reputed to have contained the remains of St Augustine of Canterbury.
Education had long been associated with religious institutions since a Cathedral grammar school was established at Canterbury under the authority of St Augustine's church and King Ethelbert at the end of the sixth century.
Insular script was spread to England by the Hiberno-Scottish mission; previously, uncial script had been brought to England by Augustine of Canterbury.
The painting can be seen as an allegory of time and space, geology and astronomy, family and history, with science meeting Christianity on the beach: Pegwell Bay was reputedly the place where St Augustine landed in 597, on his mission to bring Christianity to the British Isles (and also where Hengist and Horsa arrived in the 5th century).
The cross was erected in 1884 to commemorate the arrival of St Augustine in England in AD 597.
In Italy and southern France, by contrast, a much purer Vulgate text predominated; and this is the version of the Bible that became established in England following the mission of Augustine of Canterbury.
Archbishop of Canterbury | Canterbury | Augustine of Hippo | University of Canterbury | Canterbury Region | St. Augustine | Canterbury Cathedral | Saint Augustine | 2010 Canterbury earthquake | St. Augustine, Florida | The Canterbury Tales | Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago | Augustine | The King's School, Canterbury | Canterbury Rugby Football Union | Augustine of Canterbury | St Augustine's Abbey | St Augustine | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Canterbury's Law | Augustine Birrell | St. Augustine's College | Order of Saint Augustine | Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin | Anselm of Canterbury | Tim Canterbury | Joseph Augustine Di Noia | Canterbury Museum | Canterbury Association | Canterbury Archaeological Trust |
Indeed scholars such as Christopher Snyder believe that during the 5th and 6th centuries – approximately from 410 AD when Roman legions withdrew, to 597 AD when St. Augustine of Canterbury arrived – southern Britain preserved a sub-Roman society that was able to survive the attacks from the barbarian Anglo-Saxons and even use a vernacular Latin (called British Latin) for an active culture.
Scholars such as Christopher Snyder believe that during the 5th and 6th centuries – approximately from AD 410 when the Roman legions withdrew, to AD 597 when St Augustine of Canterbury arrived – southern Britain preserved an active sub-Roman culture that survived the attacks from the Anglo-Saxons and even used a vernacular Latin when writing.
The school chapel runs weekly Sunday mass which are open to the public and serves the Parish of St Augustine of Canterbury, Springfield.
St Augustine of Canterbury RC High Specialist Humanities School was a Roman Catholic high school for 11-16 year olds, located in Werneth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.