https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone Canterbury cathedral founded in 602 en-us 2017-09-27 19:12:37 UTC 2026-01-22 14:43:20 UTC hello@padlet.com lucasjeangout https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853567 The Canterbury Cathedral was built on the orders of St. Augustine .Who was sent from Rome as a missionary by Pope Gregory the Great, and was given a church by King Ethelbert. A year later, he commissioned the construction of a cathedral within the Roman city walls. In 602 AD, he established his seat there as the first Archbishop of Canterbury.]]> 2017-09-27 19:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853567 lucasjeangout https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853925 Some of the blood was carefully and cleanly collected and poured into a dean vessel and kept in the church.]]> 2017-09-27 19:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853925 lucasjeangout https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853957 Marauding Danes in 1011 set fire to the cathedral and took Archbishop Alphege hostage .He was subsequently pelted to death and became a martyr and a saint. A medieval stained glass in the cathedral tells his story. A second fire broke out in 1067, a year after the Norman Conquest. The cathedral was all but destroyed, but Archbishop Norman Lanfranc, consecrated in 1070 in a temporary shelter, immediately set about rebuilding the cathedral. The new Canterbury Cathedral, with strong Norman influences, was dedicated in 1077]]> 2017-09-27 19:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853957 lucasjeangout https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853979 A pivotal event in the history of the Canterbury Cathedral occurred on December 29, 1170.  When Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered inside the church by order of King Henry II. The two had fought over rights and privileges of the church. The king later did penance in the cathedral, while Pope Alexander canonised the murdered priest and proclaimed him a saint.]]> 2017-09-27 19:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853979 lucasjeangout https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853991 The Canterbury Cathedral continued to serve as the center of Christianity in Kent through the Saxon and Viking periods. Archbishop Cuthbert around 750 AD added a baptistry. He added too  mausoleum to the north of the cathedral. During the 10th century, the Canterbury Cathedral became a community of Benedictine monks.]]> 2017-09-27 19:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lucasjeangout/aweswone/wish/191853991