Category: Rochester
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15 reasons to visit Rochester
Important town for early English Christianity, English history, architecture and especially literature. I would like to invite you all to visit this place and I found 15 reasons why you should do it: Castle – Impressive ruins standing on the banks of the Medway. He recently celebrated the 800th anniversary of the siege of King…
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Castle in Rochester
In the south-east of England, in the town of Rochester an amazing castle with a high tower was built in Norman times, in a strategic place on the crossing of the River Medway, way from Europe to London. Walls of the castle were 3-5 meters thick. Only ruins have survived to the present times, but…
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Cathedral in Rochester
I would like to tell you today about a beautiful Christian temple that has existed in Kent since 604. The beginnings of the cathedral are closely related to the beginnings of Christianity in England. The first builder was Bishop Justus, an Italian who came here at the request of Pope Gregory the Great, in a…
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