Canterbury Cathedral

...setting out the terms on which Anglicans may convert has been published. What will it mean? In planning the momentous service in Canterbury Cathedral in 1982, a key question was who would sit on St Augustine's chair - Pope John Paul...

In this article: Anglicans, Roman Catholic Church, England, Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, God, Church of England, and Walter Kasper

...he added. During the last few years a number of churches have stated to charge visitors, including Westminster Abbey, St Paul's and Canterbury Cathedral. The current cathedral was rebuilt within the ruins of the former St Michael's...

In this article: St Paul, Recession, Coventry Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey

Damage caused by Oliver Cromwell's army 350 years ago is threatening to ruin the tomb of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral. Stained glass surrounding the tomb of Edward, Prince of Wales, was destroyed by the Puritan iconoclasts in...

In this article: Black Prince, Oliver Cromwell, Prince of Wales, and Battle of Crecy

...of the art movements of the middle ages started in France. Above all, there was gothic, which set out to build heaven on earth. Canterbury cathedral - designed by a French architect and even built with Caen stone - was one of the first...

In this article: Gloucester, Canterbury, Saint Cuthbert, Durham, Durham Cathedral, Thomas Becket, and Sheffield

...that he well remembered the late Pope John Paul II's visit to Britain in 1982 as a turning point. "How well I remember his visit to Canterbury Cathedral and the tears came to my eyes as I saw Pope John Paul and Archbishop Runcie walking...

In this article: Anglicans, Catholic Church, God, Rowan Williams, Pope John Paul II, Vatican, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, and Rome

...short, I'm in love with the idea of the Chapel. With its English Gothic architecture and a bell tower modeled after the one on top of the Canterbury Cathedral, a casual glance could put its founding at 602 AD. Personally, I like to think...

In this article: God, St. Peter, Hagia Sophia, Westminster Abbey, Istanbul, Rome, London, and Paris

...Rev Ramsey was appointed as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury in 1961 and stepped down in 1974. He died in 1988 and his ashes were buried at Canterbury Cathedral. Copyright (c) Press Association Ltd. 2009, All Rights Reserved. Last...

In this article: Archbishop of Canterbury, Silver, All rights reserved, Buddhist, Durham Cathedral, and Pope Paul VI

Credited with originating the style was Abbot Suger, who designed the Benedictine abby church of St. Denis in France. In England, the Canterbury Cathedral is an early example of how Gothic architecture spread through Europe. High,...

In this article: France, Europe, England, God, St. Denis, Giorgio Vasari, and Paris

...then celebrate at a 350 Spring Festival at the Railway Station. In Christchurch, a massed choir will sing before the bells of the Christchurch Cathedral toll 350 times. In Wellington, a harbour bike ride from Eastbourne to the city centre will...

In this article: New Zealand, Climate change, Copenhagen, Christchurch, Mt Eden, Human Rights Commission, Carbon, Maungawhau, and John Key

Pillars holding up Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of Anglicanism, are being held together with duct tape because of a shortage of money to carry out urgent repairs. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent

In this article: Church of England, Anglicanism, Second World War, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Thomas a Becket, and Henry II