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Saint Bertha (or Saint Aldeberge) (539 - c. 612) was the Queen of Kent whose influence led to the introduction of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England. She was canonized as a saint for her role in its establishment during that period of English history. Life Bertha was a Frankish princess, the daughter of Charibert I, Merovingian King of Paris and his wife Ingoberga. Her father died in 575, her mother in in 589. Bertha had been brought up near Tours. Her marriage to pagan King Æthelberht of Kent was conditioned on her being allowed to practice her religion. She brought her chaplain, Liudhard, with her to England. Bertha restored a Christian church in Canterbury, which dated from Roman times, dedicating it to Saint Martin of Tours. It was the private chapel of Christian Queen Bertha of Kent in the 6th before Augustine arrived from Rome. The present St Martin's at Canterbury occupies the same site, and is part of the Canterbury World Heritage site. Augustine of Canterbury, whose Gregorian mission was sent by Pope Gregory I to preach the Gospel in England in 596, owed much of his favorable reception to the influence of Bertha. Without her support, monastic settlements and the cathedral would likely have developed elsewhere. In 601, Pope Gregory addressed a letter to Bertha, in which he compliments her highly on her faith and knowledge of letters. Anglo-Saxon records indicate that Saint Bertha had two children: Eadbald of Kent, and Æthelburg of Kent. The date of her death is unknown. St Martin's Legacy The city of Canterbury celebrates Queen Bertha in many ways. The Bertha trail, consisting of 14 bronze plaques set in pavements, runs from the Buttermarket to St Martin's church via Lady Wootton's Green. In 2006 bronze statues of Bertha and Ethelbert were installed on Lady Wootton's Green as part of the Canterbury Commemoration Society's "Ethelbert and Bertha" project.[8] There is a wooden statue of Bertha inside St Martin's church. Another version: Bertha of the Franks (Aldeberge Blithildis); a Christian; (Bertha is an important ``gateway'' making Alfred the Great a descendant of Clovis the Great. Bertha's identity is regarded by some experts as certain.) Berthe, Princess of Paris, also Bertha, Queen of Kent, (539-c.612) was one of Charibert's daughters. In marrying the pagan King Ethelbert of Kent, she brought her chaplain Liudhard with her, and restored a Christian church in Canterbury, which dated form the Roman occupation, dedicating it to St. Martin. The present St. Martin's at Canterbury occupies the same site. St. Augustine, who was sent by Gregory the Great to preach the Gospel in England in 596, owed much of his favourable reception there to the influence of Berthe. She seems to have had two children: Eadbald of Kent Ethelberg of Kent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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