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ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL England Kent 1904 Old B/W Postcard

Publisher: Valentine Series
Sent from: Leamington Spa
Addressed to: Rugby
Stamp: KEVII 1/2d
Condition: Used
Background: Rochester Cathedral is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is one of the oldest in England, second only to that of Canterbury. It was founded by Justus, one of the missionaries who accompanied Saint Augustine to convert the pagan English to Christianity in the early 7th century. Justus was given permission by King Ethelbert of Kent to establish a church of St Andrew the Apostle on the site of the present cathedral, which was made the home of a bishopric. The first Bishop of Rochester being Justus himself, with subsequent bishops being recruited from among the Christianised English.

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