597 Religion

Augustine’s mission

Name: Augustine’s mission
Start: 0597

Sent by Gregory the Great, he founds the see of Canterbury and ties the island to Rome.

Meanwhile, elsewhere

Within twenty-five years of 597 — the context national timelines leave out.

7 years earlier Columbanus on the continent Ireland
8 years earlier Third Council of Toledo Spain

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Which long period

Periods overlap: they are landmarks, not boxes.

Early Middle Ages 476 – 1000 Post-Roman kingdoms, Christianisation, invasions.

Countries involved

United Kingdom

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The half-century around 597
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What was written of it

Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.

Déclaration du 9 mai 1950 1950

Schuman Declaration, Salon de l’Horloge, Paris