UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church is a historically significant religious complex in Canterbury, England, recognized for its outstanding role in the development of Christianity in Britain and its exceptional medieval architecture and heritage.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church	2
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church"	1
UNESCO World Heritage property "Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church"	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
associatedWith	Anglican Communion NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithWork	The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ
bufferZone	historic urban fabric of Canterbury ⓘ
cathedralComponent	Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsBuildingFromPeriod	Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ Early Christian period ⓘ Gothic period ⓘ Norman period ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
earliestChristianSiteComponent	St Martin's Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCathedralFunction	seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPart	Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ St Augustine's Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ St Martin's Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	inscribed ⓘ
heritageCategory	Cultural ⓘ
heritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
inscriptionReason	exceptional example of medieval religious architecture and monastic remains ⓘ outstanding testimony to the introduction of Christianity to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ strong associations with the history of Christian pilgrimage ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1988 ⓘ
locatedIn	Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
mainReligion	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
monasticComponent	St Augustine's Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	association with St Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ medieval ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ pilgrimage traditions ⓘ role in the development of Christianity in Britain ⓘ
partOf	historic city of Canterbury ⓘ
region	Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Anglican ⓘ
stateParty	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	UK 496 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dean and Chapter of Canterbury → heritageStatusContext → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ

St Augustine's Abbey → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church"

World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom → containsSite → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church

Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral → UNESCOSite → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church

Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral → within → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage property "Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church"