St Augustine's Abbey

monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Place church_building Q334303
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Summary

St Augustine's Abbey is a church building[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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': 'hectare', '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 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q83835
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  2. 22w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/st-aug, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustin
    State of use → permanently closed
    Religion or worldview → Church of England
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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