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Bertha has left a quiet but indelible mark on the landscape of Canterbury. Still visible within Canterbury’s city wall is the Queningate, named so because that was where Bertha passed on her way to worship at St. Martin’s Church.
Queen Bertha: A Historical Enigma. In 597, St Augustine arrived in England to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Virtually every modern description of this mission mentions Queen Bertha of Kent. She has gone down in legend as the Christian queen who influenced her pagan husband, King Æthelberht, in Augustine’s favour.
4 days ago · October 15, 2024. East Lady Bertha. To the west of Buckland Monachorum, located downhill to the west and south of Berra Tor, lies the remains of East Lady Bertha copper mine.
Bertha or Aldeberge (c. 565 [1] – d. in or after 601) was a Frankish princess who became queen of Kent. She enabled the 597 Gregorian mission, led by Augustine, which resulted in the conversion to Christianity of Anglo-Saxon England.
The Queen Bertha statue in Canterbury is just one example of the many statues and historical sites in this Cathedral city. Queen Bertha of Kent is one of history’s enigmas and more of her is known than her male family members.
Bertha of Kent in the stained glass windows in the Chapter house, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. History is full of enigmatic characters who are remembered through a combination of fact and myth.
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The statues depict a possible scene in 597 when King Ethelbert meets Bertha as she returns from her prayers in St Martin’s church with the news that Augustine has landed. The site of these statues is on the route that Bertha is thought to have taken.
