article_snippet: Canterbury Cathedral is the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
article_snippet: Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral is both a holy place and part of a World Heritage Site.
article_snippet: Founded in 597 AD by St Augustine, Canterbury Cathedral is arguably the oldest institution in the English speaking world.
article_snippet: Over the years, Canterbury Cathedral has witnessed many historic events, perhaps most famously the murder of Archbishop St Thomas Becket in Archbishop St Thomas Becket own cathedral on 29th December 1170 by four knights acting on the order of King Henry II.