Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
Type
Cultural
Criteria
i, ii, vi
Designated
1988 (12th session)
Reference no.
496
Region
Europe and North America
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name
Christchurch Cathedral, the Cathedral Precincts
Designated
13 December 1949
Reference no.
1336823
The archiepiscopal throne in Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral, more correctly Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury, is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury.[3][a]
Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077. The east end was greatly enlarged at the beginning of the 12th century, and largely rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174, with significant eastward extensions to accommodate the flow of pilgrims visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170. The Norman nave and transepts survived until the late 14th century, when they were demolished to make way for the present structures.
Before the English Reformation, the cathedral was part of a Benedictine monastic community known as Christ Church, Canterbury, as well as being the seat of the archbishop.
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