What was the first church built in England?
What was the first church built in England? The Church of St Martin of Tours in Canterbury isn't just the oldest Christian church in Britain, it's also claimed to be the oldest in the entire English-speaking world... Parts of its structure are Roman and it predates St Augustine's famous AD 597 mission to bring Christianity to the pagan Angles.
What is the oldest Cathedral in England?
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.
What is the oldest church in the world?
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia the Cenacle (the site of the Last Supper) in Jerusalem was the first Christian church. The Dura-Europos church in Syria is the oldest surviving church building in the world, while the archaeological remains of both the Aqaba Church and the Megiddo church have been considered to ...