Justus

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the career?Sent from Italy by Pope Gregory the Great to evangelize Anglo-Saxon England
2. Who was Justus and why was he important?Justus was a brave messenger from Italy who helped bring Christianity to England. He later became Archbishop of Canterbury, leading the church in England.
3. How did Justus help the church in England?He built churches and set up a bishopric in Rochester. Later, as Archbishop, he sent missionaries to Northumbria to spread Christianity.

Gregorian Mission: The papal mission sent by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
Ecclesiastical: Relating to the Christian Church or its clergy and organization.
See: The seat or jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop.