St Martin's Church

Welcome to the part of our website for St Martin's Church in Canterbury

St. Martin' Church is the oldest Church in in the English speaking world still used for worship. It was here that St. Augustine set up his mission when he arrived from Rome in 597 AD to convert the English. For this reason it is sometimes called the first church of the Anglican Communion, and forms part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site- the other two parts are Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey. More information about St. Martin's Church is available to clicking the buttons on the left.

The image on the left comes from Canterbury Cathedral and shows St Martin cutting his cloak in two to help a needy beggar. this is just one of the many fine stained glass windows in the cathedral.

An account of the Life of St Martin by Sulpicius Severus can be found by clicking here

Click here to find a guide to St Martin's Church en Français or auf Deutsch.

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