The Church of St Martin is an ancient Church of England parish church in Canterbury, England, situated slightly beyond the city centre.

St Martin’s Church: a community of prayer and welcome in the name of Jesus Christ since before 597AD. St Martin’s Church is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site along with Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine’s Abbey.

St Martin’s: a community of prayer and welcome in the name of Jesus Christ since before 597AD. It was here that St Augustine set up his mission when he arrived from Rome to convert the English. The oldest part of St Martin’s church was built during the Roman occupation of Britain.

A warm welcome to St Martin’s & St Paul’s, two buildings – one church! As part of the Diocese of Canterbury, we are a parish with a long tradition – a place where you can belong wherever you are on the journey of faith or whatever questions you have.

St Martin's is the oldest church in the English-speaking world that is still in use. It's architecture is part Roman,Saxon, Norman and mediaeval.

St Martin was renowned for the success of his missionary activities amongst the rural pagans of the C4th century. What lessons might Augustine learn for his own mission to Kent, amongst a pagan people?

The church sits on the hill overlooking both St Augustine’s Abbey and also the Cathedral (Image 1). This is quite appropriate as together they form the Canterbury World Heritage Site (UNESCO) recording the coming of Christianity to England in AD597.

The Church of St Martin is an old famous Church of England church in Canterbury , England . It is best known as having the longest continuous history as a parish church in the English-speaking world.

Factsheet providing an overview of the Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church World Heritage Site, including what makes this UNESCO designation special, location and contact details.

Visit St Martin’s Church in Canterbury, Britain’s oldest continuously used church. With walls dating back to Roman times, this historic site served St Augustine upon his arrival in 597. Highlights include a potential Roman-era structure and the possible baptism site of St Ethelbert.