Canterbury Cathedral
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Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is linked to the lives of many great ecclesiastical and national figures. Among the former are the Saints of Canterbury - Augustine, Theodore, Odo, Dunstan, Alphege, Anselm, Thomas and Edmund - all of whom were Archbishops of Canterbury and held in universal respect. The one who became most famous of all was Thomas Becket, who was murdered in his cathedral on 29 December 1170. Appointed by his King and friend, Henry II, to bring the Church to the heel of the monarchy, he did the reverse. He espoused its rights in the face of the King's desire to control them. It is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury. |
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Canterbury Cathedral Photo 103, 1979 |
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Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral is linked to the lives of many great ecclesiastical and national figures. Among the former are the Saints of Canterbury - Augustine, Theodore, Odo, Dunstan, Alphege, Anselm, Thomas and Edmund - all of whom were Archbishops of Canterbury and held in universal respect. The one who became most famous of all was Thomas Becket, who was murdered in his cathedral on 29 December 1170. Appointed by his King and friend, Henry II, to bring the Church to the heel of the monarchy, he did the reverse. He espoused its rights in the face of the King's desire to control them. Photo 109, 1979 |
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Detail Photo 109d, 1979 |
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Canterbury Cathedral Photo 110, 1979 |
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Pulpit, Canterbury Cathedral Photo 111, 1979 |
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Canterbury Cathedral Photo 112, 1979 |
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Canterbury Cathedral Photo 113, 1979 |
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Canterbury Cathedral Photo 117, 1979 |
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Canterbury Cathedral, behind the Christ Church Gate Photo 120, 1979 |
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