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| | '''Rochester Cathedral''' is a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[church]] in [[Rochester, Kent]], and the cathedral of the [[Anglican]] diocese of Rochester. It was originally founded in 604 AD, and rebuilt by the Normans. The present church was consecrated in 1130. It became a place of pilgrimage after William of Perth was murdered nearby in 1201.<ref>Rochester Cathedral [http://www.rochestercathedral.org/ Official website of Rochester Cathedral] | | '''Rochester Cathedral''' is a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[church]] in [[Rochester, Kent]], and the cathedral of the [[Anglican]] diocese of Rochester. It was originally founded in 604 AD, and rebuilt by the Normans. The present church was consecrated in 1130. It became a place of pilgrimage after William of Perth was murdered nearby in 1201.<ref>Rochester Cathedral [http://www.rochestercathedral.org/ Official website of Rochester Cathedral] |
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| | + | == Rochester Cathedral Media == |
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| | + | File:Rochester Cathedral, main west front.jpg|Rochester Cathedral, main west front |
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| | + | File:Rochester Cathedral - sets showing the outline of the first building.jpg|[[Setts]] showing the outline of the first building. |
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| | + | File:Rochester cathedral doorway.jpg|The cathedral's Great West Door, with stonework substantially unaltered since [[Ernulf]]'s time |
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| | + | File:Rochester Cathedral southwest view.jpg|View over Rochester Cathedral from [[Rochester Castle]] |
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| | + | File:Rochester Cathedral Nave 1, Kent, UK - Diliff.jpg|Nave looking east towards the altar |
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| | + | File:Rochester Cathedral Nave 2, Kent, UK - Diliff.jpg|Nave and interior Norman features looking towards the Great West Door |
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| | + | File:Rochester cathedral 002.JPG|[[Tympanum (architecture)|Tympanum]] above the west door |
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| | + | File:GundulfTowerRestoration.jpeg|Plaque recording the restoration of the Gundulf Tower |
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| | + | File:RochesterCathedral Boss1.JPG|A Green Man depicted in the crossing ceiling |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | == Other websites == | | == Other websites == |
| | *[http://www.rochestercathedral.org/ Official website of Rochester Cathedral] | | *[http://www.rochestercathedral.org/ Official website of Rochester Cathedral] |
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