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Antique Italian Holy Card of Saint Mellitus of Canterbury
Antique Italian Holy Card of Saint Mellitus of Canterbury

Saint Mellitus of Canterbury

Also known as: Mellitus of London

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

April 24

Died

April 24, 624

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Mellitus of Canterbury, also known as Mellitus of London, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church. Born in the 6th century, little is known about his early life. He eventually became the abbot of Saint Andrew’s Abbey on the Coelian Hill in Rome, Italy. In the year 601, Pope Saint Gregory the Great sent Mellitus as a missionary to England....