Canterbury Cathedral

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Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican cathedral
Cathedral
Church building
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Geoffrey Chaucer
associatedWork The Canterbury Tales
becameMajorPilgrimageSiteAfter Murder of Thomas Becket
country England
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ
Augustine of Canterbury
surface form: Saint Augustine of Canterbury

Saint Thomas Becket
denomination Church of England
diocese See of Canterbury
surface form: Diocese of Canterbury
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Canterbury
foundedBy Augustine of Canterbury
foundingDate 597
function Cathedral church
Pilgrimage site
Place of worship
governingBody Dean and Chapter of Canterbury
hasFeature Bell Harry Tower
Chapter house
Choir
Cloisters
Corona Chapel
Crypt
Nave
Trinity Chapel
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Canterbury
Kent
United Kingdom
mainBuilderAfter1174 William of Sens
motherChurchOf Anglican Communion
Church of England
notableBurial Edward the Black Prince
King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England

Saint Thomas Becket
surface form: Thomas Becket
partOf Canterbury
surface form: Canterbury World Heritage Site
rebuiltAfter Fire of 1174
religion Anglicanism
seatOf Archbishop of Canterbury
significantEvent Murder of Thomas Becket
significantEventDate 1170
subsequentArchitect William the Englishman
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1988
website https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/

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Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral partOf Canterbury Cathedral
Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral surrounds Canterbury Cathedral
this entity surface form: Canterbury Cathedral church building
Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury burialPlace Canterbury Cathedral
subject surface form: Michael Ramsey