Durovernum

Japanese: Durovernum
Durovernum

…Canterbury Cathedral is located here, and it is the centre of the Anglican Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of All England. In Roman times it was called Durovernum, a Celtic name meaning "river town." The Saxons named it Cantwaraburh, or "Kentish town," and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Kent around 560 during the Heptarchate period. In 597, Pope Gregory I sent the monk Augustine and his party to spread Christianity. With the king's permission, they established a Benedictine monastery here, and after being ordained bishops, they founded the first cathedral, called Christchurch. …

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Japanese:

…カンタベリー大聖堂があり,アングリカン・チャーチの中心地で,カンタベリー大主教は〈全イングランドの首席主教Primate of All England〉である。ローマ時代は〈川の町〉を意味するケルト系の名称ドゥロウェルヌムDurovernumとよばれたが,サクソン人はこれを〈ケント人の町〉カントワラブルフCantwaraburhと名付け,七王国時代の560年ころケント王国の首都とした。キリスト教布教のために教皇グレゴリウス1世が597年に派遣した修道士アウグスティヌスら一行は,王の許可を得てこの地にベネディクト派修道院を建立し,さらに司教に叙任されてのちクライストチャーチChristchurchとよばれる最初の司教座聖堂(大聖堂)を設立した。…

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