Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Who was the first person to hold the post of Archbishop of Canterbury?
- ASt Columba
- BKing Alfred the Great
- CSt Patrick
- DSt AugustineRight answer
Answer: St Augustine
Missionaries from Rome, led by St Augustine, took Christianity to southern Britain. Augustine was the first to be Archbishop of Canterbury.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Early Britain". Practice question 50 of 651, written in our own words.