... Pretty church view from the air... postcard nr 3 of Canterbury's most important monuments... this modest St Martin's Church is the cathedral's mother church and the oldest continuously used panish church in the English Speaking World... the church itself has many old Roman bricks and pieces of walls that were reused... at the very center of the church, the remains of a Roman tomb were built right into the structure... there is a large cemetery surrounding the church... a very important early historical site and a place of spiritual significance... a peaceful, tranquil and atmospheric unique building... with once more wonderful Lord of the Rings stamps used👍... Thanks so much Paul!ヽ(•‿•)ノ
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St Martin's was Queen Bertha of Kent's private chapel. She was a Christian princess from a place called Francia. She came to England with her chaplain, Bishop Liudhard. Queen Bertha's husband, Æthelberht of Kent, was not Christian. But he let her practice her faith. He helped her fix up an old Roman-British building around 580 AD to use as a church.
When Augustine arrived in 597 AD, he used St Martin's as his main base for his mission. He even made it bigger. Later, when Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey were built, St Martin's became less famous.
St Martins is part of the trio which make up the World Heritage site in Canterbury they all are directly and tangibly associated with the history of the introduction of Christianity to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
Stamps:
The Lord of the Rings
(Issued 20-03-2026)
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