Aethelberht

Most sources credit the seeds of the Papacy as we know it to Gregory I Bishop of Rome from 590-604, and his sending Augustine of Canterbury to convert Aethelberht of Kent in 597.

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By the ninth century, Aethelberht is listed in the ASC as 'bretwalda,' or 'ruler of Britain.'

Has It Really Been 617 Years? Heo 2006

By the ninth century, Aethelberht is listed in the ASC as 'bretwalda,' or 'ruler of Britain.'

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Most sources credit the seeds of the Papacy as we know it to Gregory I Bishop of Rome from 590-604, and his sending Augustine of Canterbury to convert Aethelberht of Kent in 597.

Archive 2006-10-01 Heo 2006

So when Augustine arrived he was welcomed by Aethelberht, whose wife Bertha, a Frankish princess, was already a

Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See Hubert C. Corlette

Aethelberht became King of Kent in 559 or 560, and in less than twenty years he succeeded in establishing an overlordship that extended from the boulders of the country of the West Saxons eastward to the sea and as far north as the Humber and the Trent.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

Aethelberht, as Bretwalda, allowed his wider territory to be mapped out into dioceses, and exerted himself in Augustine's behalf to bring about a meeting with the Celtic bishops of Southern Britain.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

I, xxv) and that they waited there in obedience to King Aethelberht orders until arrangements could be made for a formal interview.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913