Canterbury (/ ˈ k æ n t ər b ər i / (), /-b ɛr i /) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England.It lies on the River Stour.. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of St Augustine, who served as the ...

Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site.It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of …

Storia. Abitata già da molti secoli avanti Cristo, Canterbury, o Durovernum Cantiacorum, passò da villaggio a cittadina di quello che sarebbe stato il futuro Regno Unito solo con l'arrivo dei Romani sotto l'ordine di Giulio Cesare.Nel 55 a.C. venne infatti fondata come Forum Commerciale.. Dal 560 divenne capitale del Regno Anglosassone del Kent, o Cantius, e nel 597 Sant'Agostino vi …

Canterbury (Nederlands, verouderd: Kantelberg), met de officiële titel van city, is een district in het shire-graafschap (non-metropolitan county OF county) Kent in het zuidoosten van Engeland.Het is de zetel van de aartsbisschop van Canterbury, de primaat van de Anglicaanse Kerk.De stad ligt aan de rivier de Stour en heeft ca. 44.000 inwoners. Het is een regionaal centrum met enige …