Peter of Canterbury

Peter of Canterbury

Peter of Canterbury (died c.607) was a Benedictine abbot and companion of Augustine in his mission to England. He became the first abbot of what would be St Augustine's Abbey.

He is a Catholic saint, canonized in 1915, with feast day January 6. [Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, "Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints" (2003), p. 658.]

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* [http://saints.sqpn.com/saintp1r.htm "Catholic Forum" page]


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