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title: "St. Augustine of Canterbury: Feast Day May 27 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-canterbury/
description: "St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, patron of England. Remembered on May 27, died c. 604. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on May 27

# St. Augustine of Canterbury

St. Augustine of Canterbury is remembered on May 27 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of England.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 27](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#27) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 604 |
| Patron of | [England](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#england) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, May 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-canterbury/#calendar) |

## Life

Prior of Gregory the Great’s own monastery in Rome, sent by him with forty monks to convert the English — a company so daunted by reports of the islanders that they begged to turn back; Gregory would not have it.

Landing in Kent in 597, they were received by King Ethelbert, whose queen was already Christian; within a year the king and thousands of his people were baptized. Augustine became the first archbishop of Canterbury, mother see of the English, following Gregory’s wise counsel to destroy idols but keep and consecrate what could be kept.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Augustine of Canterbury as patron of England.

[England](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#england)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. George](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-george/) England · April 23

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Augustine of Canterbury. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, May 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/27/) | Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Sirach 42:15-25 · Psalm 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · John 8:12 · Mark 10:46-52 |
| [Saturday, May 27, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/27/) | Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter | White | Acts 18:23-28 · Psalm 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 · John 16:28 · John 16:23b-28 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[May 26 St. Philip Neri](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-philip-neri/) [May 28 St. Bernard of Menthon](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernard-of-menthon/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 27?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-27) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Augustine of Canterbury

Remembered on May 27

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-canterbury/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-canterbury/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-canterbury/#calendar)

In the app

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