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Augustine led a Christian mission to Britain in 597. He persuaded the king of Kent that it would be politically valuable to have continental support, and so he became Christian. On his death, the Christians were expelled. They fled to Canterbury and even considered quitting Britain altogether. Since then Canterbury has remained the British centre of Christianity.
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