Why was Rochester Cathedral built?

As the first Bishop of Rochester, Justus was granted permission by King Æthelberht of Kent to establish a church dedicated to Andrew the Apostle (like the monastery at Rome where Augustine and Justus had set out for England) on the site of the present cathedral, which was made the seat of a bishopric.

Has Rochester got a cathedral?

Rochester Cathedral is the second oldest cathedral in England having been founded in AD 604. The present building was initiated by Bishop Gundulf in 1080. Visitors can now explore the cathedral using new leaflets, translated in several languages.

Where is Rochester Kent?

Rochester (/ˈrɒtʃɪstər/ ROTCH-iss-tə) is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, formerly in the county of Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London.

How many cathedrals are in England?

42 cathedrals
Britain’s 42 cathedrals welcome more than 11 million visitors a year and are run by 6,000 dedicated staff and 15,000 volunteers.

When was Rochester castle and Cathedral built?

Built to command an important river crossing, the castle built in stone by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, in the 1080s was one of the earliest such buildings in England.

Why is Rochester not in Kent?

Due to an administrative oversight, it lost its city status in the process, a mistake that was apparently only discovered by the Rochester Society four years later when it noticed it had been omitted from the Lord Chancellor’s list of UK cities.

What is someone from Kent called?

Most English counties have nicknames for people from that county, such as a Tyke from Yorkshire and a Yellowbelly from Lincolnshire; the traditional nickname for people from Kent is “Kentish Long-Tail”, deriving from the long-held belief on the continental mainland of Medieval Europe that the English had tails.