The Mission of St Augustine to England

Download or read book The Mission of St Augustine to England written by Arthur James Mason and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1897, this book offers a selection of writings relating to St Augustine's journey to England, and was created to mark the thirteenth centenary of the journey. The text is divided into main two sections: the first section contains documents from around the time of the journey, provided in both English translation and the original Latin; the second section contains four essays written specifically for the text, covering diverse aspects of the journey and providing background information on it. There are extensive notes throughout, together with maps and a chronological table. This informative book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Augustine, British history and the development of Christianity.