When King Ethelbert died and was succeeded by his pagan son Eadbald, Mellitus was forced to flee, first to Canterbury and then to what is now France. The religious destiny of the kingdom was constantly in the balance, with the Royal family itself divided among Christians, pagans, and some wanting to accept both. Mellitus was only Bishop of London for as long as he had the support of the King, Ethelbert.
The Cahtedral stood until 1087 when it was entirely consumed by fire – or so damaged that it was unfit for worship. Sadly, there are no physical remains of the original Cathedral structure, nor are there any records or descriptions which would enable us to depict it accurately. Gregory sent further missionaries to support Augustine’s mission, including Mellitus, who was consecrated Bishop of London in AD 604.
Augustine founded Canterbury Cathedral – becoming the first Archbishop of Cantebury – and set about the conversion of the East Saxons, whose capital was London. In 595, Pope Gregory the Great chose the monk Augustine to lead a mission from Rome to convert the pagan Anglo-Saxons to the Christian faith. We do know that, in the years after Christianity was adopted as the official religion of the Roman Empire, a cathedral existed in Londinium, and was at one time the seat of a Bishop named Restitutus.Īt the end of Roman occupation, there was a significant gap between the departure of the last British bishop and the arrival of a new mission from Rome.
Very little is known about the site and origins of St Paul’s Cathedral.
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