St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Ruined monastery founded soon after Augustine’s mission and a key component of Canterbury’s World Heritage Site.
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Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Britain’s largest cathedral and a major national landmark of twentieth-century Anglican architecture.
St Martin’s Church, Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Ancient Canterbury church associated with Queen Bertha and St Augustine, described by Canterbury Cathedral as the oldest church in continuous use in…
Coventry Cathedral
Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Christianity
International symbol of Christian reconciliation, built beside the ruins of the cathedral destroyed in the 1940 Coventry Blitz.
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Internationally visited medieval cathedral renowned for its Early English Gothic architecture and Magna Carta heritage.
Hereford Cathedral
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Major medieval pilgrimage cathedral centred on St Thomas Cantilupe and home of the internationally important Mappa Mundi.
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Cathedral on a site of continuous Christian worship since the seventh century, noted for major medieval architecture and the tomb of Edward…
Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Ancient cathedral and major medieval pilgrimage centre of St Chad, whose shrine was reinstated in 2022.
Durham Cathedral
Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom Christianity
UNESCO-listed cathedral and enduring pilgrimage destination centred on the shrine of St Cuthbert.
St Albans Cathedral
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Cathedral and shrine of St Alban, traditionally regarded as Britain’s first Christian martyr.
Ely Cathedral
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Historic cathedral founded from St Etheldreda’s monastery, with one of England’s major early medieval saint traditions.
Westminster Abbey
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Royal church, coronation site and continuing pilgrimage shrine of St Edward the Confessor.