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| Picture No | 12587046 |
| Date | 6th century |
| Description | St Gregory and the English slaves in Rome |
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St Gregory (later Pope Gregory I) and the English slaves in the market place in Rome - 'Non Angli sed Angeli' (not Angles but angels) he is supposed to have said, because of their blond hair. He later sent St Augustine to Britain as the first Christian missionary.
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| Source | Illustration after a drawing by D MacPherson in 'The Story of the British People in Pictures, Odhams Press', page 25 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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