Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide...
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Canterbury (/ˈkæntərb(ə)ri/ , /-bɛri/) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until...
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the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Welby is the...
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Thomas Becket (redirect from Thomas of Canterbury)
privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the King in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III. He...
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Celtic churches had existed for centuries. The church is, along with Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey, part of a World Heritage Site. Since 1668...
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Thomas Becket, a later Archbishop of Canterbury, prayed to Ælfheah just before his murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. Ælfheah was born around 953...
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on the large organ at Canterbury Cathedral, before leaving with his unit. He decides not to report Colpeper to the Canterbury police, as he had planned...
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caters for girls and boys aged 3–18, including the Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral. The school charges full boarders up to £40,272 per annum (2021/2022)...
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The King's School is a public school in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group...
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The play portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170. Eliot drew heavily on the writing...
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they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free...
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include the Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral, built under the supervision of William of Sens, who had worked on Sens Cathedral, an early example of early...
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bishops. At various times the nomination was made by the Canons of Canterbury Cathedral, the English monarch, or the Pope. Since the Reformation, the church...
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Saxon period until 1540. The present cathedral church at Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England. As begun by Alfred...
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it was granted university status in 2005. Canterbury Christ Church University is a member of the Cathedrals Group (officially the Council of Church Universities...
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windows. Important examples include Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral. The Gothic style endured in England much longer than...
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Augustine of Canterbury (early 6th century – most likely 26 May 604) was a Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597...
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The Dean of Canterbury is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Christ Church, Canterbury, England. The current office of Dean originated after...
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2013 the cathedral community has worshipped at the Cardboard Cathedral. The origins of the cathedral date back to the plans of the Canterbury Association...
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Salisbury Cathedral floor plan Archived 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine Canterbury Cathedral: several floor plans Plan of Canterbury Cathedral Durham Cathedral...
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As a stone cross is erected at Canterbury Cathedral and the crosses are sold at the souvenir shop there, the Canterbury Cross is familiar to those who...
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are analogous to those within a Cathedral Chapter. In the 19th century, Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, discussed with the Bishop of Winchester...
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Anselm of Canterbury OSB (/ˈænsɛlm/; 1033/4–1109), also called Anselm of Aosta (French: Anselme d'Aoste, Italian: Anselmo d'Aosta) after his birthplace...
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often octagonal. A cathedral may front onto the main square of a town, as in Florence, or it may be set in a walled close as at Canterbury. There may be a...
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Gothic architecture (redirect from Gothic Cathedrals)
Bristol Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral Christ Church, Oxford Ely Cathedral Glasgow Cathedral King's College Chapel, Cambridge Lichfield Cathedral Lincoln...
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Tomb of Edward, the Black Prince (category Canterbury Cathedral)
design of his tomb and that it be located in the Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral, in Kent, England, where his body is still interred. The tomb consists...
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Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, and formerly known as Peterborough Abbey or St Peter's Abbey...
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The Canterbury Tales (Italian: I racconti di Canterbury) is a 1972 medieval erotic black comedy Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini based on...
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been born at Sens, France. He is known for rebuilding the choir of Canterbury Cathedral between 1174 and 1177, counted as the first important example of...
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Mother church (section Cathedral)
all the churches in the city and the world"). Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, describes itself as the "Mother Church of the...
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