What is interesting to me is the date of death and the location of a well-worked cross that far north in England. In the seventh century Pope Gregory sent missionaries to England to revive a flagging church. Augustine of Canterbury (early 6th century – probably 26 May 604) was a monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597. He is considered the Apostle to the English” and a founder of the English Church.
“…became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597. “
I’d wondered how far back that office went. The spread of Christianity is itself a sign of The Holy Spirit. Think of the world it was spreading so successfully into and all it accomplished as it did so.