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In what year did Augustine become the first archbishop of Canterbury?
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In 597, Augustine became the first archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent to England by Pope Gregory I to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Augustine and his fellow missionaries were successful in their mission, and Christianity soon became the dominant religion in England.
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