St Martin's Church, Canterbury [11 photos] in TR15865775

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St Martin's Church, Canterbury

St Martin's in Canterbury can quite reasonably claim to be the oldest church in England. The pagan King Æthelbert of Kent married the Christian Frankish princess Bertha (see TR1557 : Statue of Bertha, Queen of Kent) in c.580AD. He allowed her to continue worshipping according to her faith. With her own priest, Liudhard (later a bishop), she would leave the city walls of Canterbury (via the portal now known as Queningate) and walk the short distance to the building which stood here, a church dating from Roman times, when much of England had been Christian.
Any Roman parts of the current building have been much built over, but from 580AD until now a church has stood here and worship has continued. Its chancel dates from the C7th but was much altered in the C14th.
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by Rob Farrow

Created: Sat, 15 Sep 2012, Updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2012

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TR1557 : Canterbury - St Martin's Church - Tower by Rob Farrow

TR1557 : St Martin's church, Canterbury: font by Stephen Craven

TR1557 : Canterbury - St Martin's - church and churchyard by Rob Farrow

TR1557 : Canterbury - St Martin's - England's oldest church by Rob Farrow

TR1557 : Churchyard from a path by DS Pugh

TR1557 : Canterbury - St Martin's Church - Chancel by Rob Farrow

TR1557 : St Martin's church, Canterbury: lych gate by Stephen Craven

TR1557 : St Martin's church, Canterbury: west door by Stephen Craven

TR1557 : Canterbury - St Martin's Church - churchyard by Rob Farrow

TR1557 : St Martin's churchyard by Stephen Craven

TR1557 : Tower of St Martin's by Stephen Craven

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