Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Anglican Church.
He is to the Anglican Church what the Patriarch of Constantinople is to the Orthodox Church, and the Pope is to the Roman Catholic Church.
As I mentioned in the Day 2 post, Augustine, the missionary to England became the first Archbishop of Canterbury after King Aethelburht’s conversion around 600 A.D.
The plan was to drive to Canterbury to see Canterbury Cathedral, the Abbey of St. Augustine, where King Aethelberht and St. Augustine were buried, and St. Martin’s Church, where King Aethelberht was baptized.
The old town of Canterbury probably does not look much different than it did 1,000 years ago with its narrow streets meandering through a rows of quaint stores and restaurants. Continue reading “UK Kingdom Travel Journal—Day 5”