St Augustine's Abbey

Summary

St Augustine's Abbey is a church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #72 of 7,924).^[2]

Key Facts

• St Augustine's Abbey's religion is recorded as Church of England^[3].
• St Augustine's Abbey is located in Canterbury^[4].
• St Augustine's Abbey is located in Canterbury^[5].
• St Augustine's Abbey is located in England^[6].
• St Augustine's Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• St Augustine's Abbey's instance of is recorded as church building^[8].
• St Augustine's Abbey's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure^[9].
• St Augustine's Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery ruins^[10].
• St Augustine's Abbey is owned by English Heritage^[11].
• St Augustine's Abbey is operated by English Heritage^[12].
• Augustine of Hippo is named after St Augustine's Abbey^[13].
• St Augustine's Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[14].
• St Augustine's Abbey's postal code is recorded as CT1 1TF^[15].
• St Augustine's Abbey is part of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church^[16].
• St Augustine's Abbey is used for hospital^[17].
• St Augustine's Abbey's Commons category is recorded as St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury^[18].
• 598 marks the founding of St Augustine's Abbey^[19].
• St Augustine's Abbey was dissolved in 1538^[20].
• St Augustine's Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as TR1549657856^[21].
• St Augustine's Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.278127777778, 'lon': 1.0882055555556}^[22].
• St Augustine's Abbey's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Canterbury^[23].
• St Augustine's Abbey's dedicated to is recorded as Augustine of Hippo^[24].
• St Augustine's Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/st-augustines-abbey/^[25].
• St Augustine's Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustines-abbey/^[26].
• St Augustine's Abbey's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet^[27].

Body

Geography

St Augustine's Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[7]. Located in include Canterbury^[4], a city^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and England^[6], a constituent country of the United Kingdom^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 0927^[32]. It is part of Canterbury Cathedral, it, and St Martin's Church^[16].

Physical Characteristics

St Augustine's Abbey covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+8.42'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building^[8], destroyed building or structure^[9], and monastery ruins^[10]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building^[34], scheduled monument^[35], and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[36]. St Augustine's Abbey's religion is recorded as Church of England^[3].

History and Context

598 marks the founding of St Augustine's Abbey^[19]. It is owned by English Heritage^[11]. Augustine of Hippo is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

St Augustine's Abbey ranks in the top 0.91% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #72 of 7,924).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]