Picture No | 10503000 |
Date | 597 A.D. |
Description | King Ethelbert Converted |
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Ethelbert, the Saxon King of Kent, is converted to Christianity by Augustine, who had been sent to England by Pope Gregory. Ethelbert is seated next to his consort Bertha, as Augustine, accompanied by his entourage of monks, hands him a cross.
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Source | Engraving by Ambrose William Warren published in 1802, after a work by William Hamilton |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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