Saint Honoratus of Canterbury

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• 30 September

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Benedictine monk. Missionary to England by order of Pope Gregory the Great, and at the request of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Bishop, ordained at Lincoln, England by Saint Paulinus of York. Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 627. Ordained Saint Felix of East Anglia as bishop for the East Angles. Ordained Saint Ithamar as bishop of Rochester.

Born

• at Rome, Italy

Died

• 653 at Canterbury, England of natural causes
• relics in Saint Peter and Paul’s church, Canterbury

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation