Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul

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The Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul was a major early medieval Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, England, closely associated with the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England and later known as St Augustine's Abbey.

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Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
Christian monastery
affiliation Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs St Augustine's Abbey NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Romanesque
associatedWith Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
burialPlaceOf Augustine of Canterbury NERFINISHED
early archbishops of Canterbury
closeTo Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Kingdom of England
currentUse historic site
dedicatedTo Saint Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED
Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
diocese Archdiocese of Canterbury NERFINISHED
era early Middle Ages
foundedBy Augustine of Canterbury NERFINISHED
founder Augustine of Canterbury NERFINISHED
foundingDate c. 598
function missionary base
monastic community
religious center
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus ruined monastery
languageOfCommunity Latin
laterName St Augustine's Abbey NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canterbury NERFINISHED
England
Kent NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
managedBy English Heritage
partOf Canterbury World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
primaryLiturgicalRite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
region South East England
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Benedictine Order NERFINISHED
significance important site for Anglo-Saxon archaeology
major center of early English Christianity
suppressedBy Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
suppressedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED

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St Augustine's Abbey foundedAs Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul