Location:
England
Coordinates:
51.2772, 1.0805
Events at Canterbury (15)
597
ID: 2542
Augustine arrives in Kent - sent by Pope Gregory to convert English, Ethelbert of Kent converts
ID: 2542
601
ID: 2543
Augustine consecrated first Archbishop of Canterbury - establishes ecclesiastical capital of England
ID: 2543
960
ID: 2633
Dunstan becomes Archbishop of Canterbury - reforms English church, advises kings, promotes learning
ID: 2633
960
ID: 5849
Benedictine Reform begins - Dunstan as Archbishop, backed by Edgar, starts replacing secular clergy with monks
ID: 5849
985
ID: 5860
Aethelred reconciles with Dunstan - performs penance for brother's murder, restores some monastic privileges
ID: 5860
988
ID: 2636
May 19, 988
Death of St. Dunstan - dies after seeing vision of angels, Ascension Day, greatest Anglo-Saxon churchman
ID: 2636
1009
ID: 5808
Thorkell the High arrives with massive Viking fleet - 45 ships raid Kent and demand tribute
ID: 5808
1011
ID: 5862
Vikings target wealthy monasteries - Canterbury sacked, monasteries' vast wealth makes them prime targets
ID: 5862
1011
ID: 5809
September 19, 1011
Canterbury sacked and Archbishop Aelfheah captured - Thorkell's Vikings destroy cathedral, hold archbishop for ransom
ID: 5809
1093
ID: 2594
Anselm becomes Archbishop of Canterbury - conflict with Rufus over church reform and investiture begins
ID: 2594
1109
ID: 179
Anselm of Canterbury completes 'Cur Deus Homo' - Why God Became Man, satisfaction theory of atonement
ID: 179
1162
ID: 2374
Thomas Becket appointed Archbishop of Canterbury - Henry II's chancellor becomes his greatest opponent over Church liberties
ID: 2374
1170
ID: 194
December 29, 1170
Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral - 'Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?'
ID: 194
1171
ID: 195
Miracles at Becket's tomb begin immediately - Canterbury becomes greatest pilgrimage site in England
ID: 195
1174
ID: 2378
Henry II does penance at Becket's tomb - walks barefoot through Canterbury, scourged by monks, revolt collapses immediately after
ID: 2378