The Church of St Martin is a Church of England parish church in Canterbury, England. It is known for being the oldest existing church in the English-speaking world and the oldest English church buildi
St Martin's Church
St Bertha of Kent wooden statue, south wall of the church
Roman bricks in the chancel wall
West elevation
Bertha of Kent
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Bertha or Aldeberge was a Frankish princess who became queen of Kent. She enabled the 597 Gregorian mission, led by Augustine, which resulted in the conversion to Christianity of Anglo-Saxon England.
St Martin's Church, Canterbury
…Since 1668, the church has been part of the benefice of St Martin and St Paul Canterbury. St Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent (died in or after 601) before Saint Augustine of Canterbury arrived from Rome in 597. Queen Bertha was a Christian Frankish princess who arrived in…
Bertha of Kent: Stained glass window in the chapter house of Canterbury Cathedral, England
Queen Bertha statue, Lady Wootton's Green, Canterbury
Interior view