St Augustine's Abbey

St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Read more about St Augustine's Abbey:  Early History, 12th Century, 13th Century, 14th Century, Dissolution, Notable Burials, Modern History

Famous quotes containing the words augustine and/or abbey:

    It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
    —St. Augustine (354–430)

    The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast, “Above lofty timbers, the walls around are bare, echoing to our laughter, as though the dead were there.”
    Garrett Fort (1900–1945)